Tree species flammability based on plant traits: A synthesis

Biogeography of fire regimes in western U.S. conifer forests: A trait‐based approach

(2020) Jens T. Stevens et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Effect of fuel bed size and moisture on the flammability of Eucalyptus saligna leaves in cone calorimeter testing

(2020) Mohamad L. Ramadhan et al.   FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

For a few years more: reductions in plant diversity 70 years after the last fire in Mediterranean forests

(2020) Thomas Fournier et al.   PLANT ECOLOGY

Adaptive flammability syndromes in thermo-Mediterranean vegetation, captured by alternative resource-use strategies

(2020) Chrysanthi Michelaki et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Terpenoid Accumulation Links Plant Health and Flammability in the Cypress-Bark Canker Pathosystem

(2020) Gianni Della Rocca et al.   Forests

Fire sensitivity of broadleaf tree species in plantations of Kurdistan, Iran

(2020) Sabri Baqer Rasooli et al.   JOURNAL OF FORESTRY RESEARCH

Leaf traits predict global patterns in the structure and flammability of forest litter beds

(2020) Jamie E. Burton et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Non-additive effects of leaf and twig mixtures from different tree species on experimental litter-bed flammability

(2019) Weiwei Zhao et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Roadside vegetation planning and conservation: New approach to prevent and mitigate wildfires based on fire ignition potential

(2019) J.R. Molina et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

A comparative assessment of plant flammability through a functional approach: The case of woody species from Argentine Chaco region

(2019) Ana Carolina Santacruz-García et al.   AUSTRAL ECOLOGY

Plant traits linked to field-scale flammability metrics in prescribed burns in Eucalyptus forest

(2019) Bianca J. Tumino et al.   PLoS One

Shoot flammability is decoupled from leaf flammability, but controlled by leaf functional traits

(2019) Md Azharul Alam et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Could canopy, bark, and leaf litter traits of encroaching non-oak species influence future flammability of upland oak forests?

(2019) Emily Babl et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Global importance of large-diameter trees

(2018) James A. Lutz et al.   GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Does plant flammability differ between leaf and litter bed scale? Role of fuel characteristics and consequences for flammability assessment

(2018) Anne Ganteaume   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Landscape variation in plant leaf flammability is driven by leaf traits responding to environmental gradients

(2018) Daniel W. Krix et al.   Ecosphere

Mesophytic litter dampens flammability in fire-excluded pyrophytic oak-hickory woodlands

(2018) Jesse K. Kreye et al.   Ecosphere

Flammability of Two Mediterranean Mixed Forests: Study of the Non-additive Effect of Fuel Mixtures in Laboratory

(2018) Gianni Della Rocca et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Influence of different parameters in the fire behaviour of seven hardwood species

(2018) Laia Haurie et al.   FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

Quercus suber cork as a keystone trait for fire response: A flammability analysis using bench and field scales

(2018) Juan Ramón Molina et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Resurrecting the Lost Flames of American Chestnut

(2018) Jeffrey M. Kane et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Comparison of Leaf Moisture Content and Ignition Characteristics among Native Species and Exotic Conifers in Northwestern Patagonia, Argentina

(2018) Lucas O Bianchi et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

Do relationships between leaf traits and fire behaviour of leaf litter beds persist in time?

(2018) Zorica Kauf et al.   PLoS One

Tree species identity in high-latitude forests determines fire spread through fuel ladders from branches to soil and vice versa

(2017) Luke G. Blauw et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Effects of biological legacies and herbivory on fuels and flammability traits: A long-term experimental study of alternative stable states

(2017) Melisa Blackhall et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

The ignition index based on flammability of vegetation improves planning in the wildland-urban interface: A case study in Southern Spain

(2017) Juan Ramón Molina et al.   LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Scaling up flammability from individual leaves to fuel beds

(2017) Saskia Grootemaat et al.   OIKOS

Relevance of terpenoids on flammability of Mediterranean species: an experimental approach at a low radiant heat flux

(2017) G Della Rocca et al.   iForest-Biogeosciences and Forestry

Assessment of Flammability of Moroccan Forest Fuels: New Approach to Estimate the Flammability Index

(2017) Salaheddine Essaghi et al.   Forests

Effects of Season on Ignition of Live Wildland Fuels Using the Forced Ignition and Flame Spread Test Apparatus

(2016) S. McAllister et al.   COMBUSTION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Seasonal variations in red pine ( Pinus resinosa ) and jack pine ( Pinus banksiana ) foliar physio-chemistry and their potential influence on stand-scale wildland fire behavior

(2016) W. Matt Jolly et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

A quantitative assessment of shoot flammability for 60 tree and shrub species supports rankings based on expert opinion

(2016)   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Flammability as an ecological and evolutionary driver

(2016) Juli G. Pausas et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Bark thickness and fire regime: another twist

(2016) Juli G. Pausas   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The influence of leaf morphology on litter flammability and its utility for interpreting palaeofire

(2016) Claire M. Belcher   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Species mixture effects on flammability across plant phylogeny: the importance of litter particle size and the special role for non-Pinus Pinaceae

(2016) Weiwei Zhao et al.   Ecology and Evolution

Variability in the composition of charred litter generated by wildfire in different ecosystems

(2015) Agustín Merino et al.   CATENA

Experimental study on the burning behaviour ofPinus halepensisneedles using small-scale fire calorimetry of live, aged and dead samples

(2015) Freddy X. Jervis et al.   FIRE AND MATERIALS

Burn or rot: leaf traits explain why flammability and decomposability are decoupled across species

(2015) Saskia Grootemaat et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

The role of leaf traits in determining litter flammability of south-eastern Amazon tree species

(2015) Amoreena L. Parsons et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Live fuel moisture content and leaf ignition of forest species in Andean Patagonia, Argentina

(2015) Lucas O. Bianchi et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Possible land management uses of common cypress to reduce wildfire initiation risk: a laboratory study

(2015) G. Della Rocca et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

New bench-scale protocols for characterizing bark flammability and fire resistance in trees: Application to Algerian cork

(2015) Belkheir Dehane et al.   JOURNAL OF FIRE SCIENCES

Dimensions of plant flammability

(2015) Dylan W. Schwilk   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Flammability across the gymnosperm phylogeny: the importance of litter particle size

(2015) William K. Cornwell et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Investigating species-level flammability across five biomes in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

(2015) Wynand Calitz et al.   SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY

Seasonal and Local Differences in Leaf Litter Flammability of Six Mediterranean Tree Species

(2014) Zorica Kauf et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Spruce Beetle-Induced Changes to Engelmann Spruce Foliage Flammability

(2014) Wesley G. Page et al.   FOREST SCIENCE

Learning to coexist with wildfire

(2014) Max A. Moritz et al.   NATURE

Altered Community Flammability in Florida’s Apalachicola Ravines and Implications for the Persistence of the Endangered Conifer Torreya taxifolia

(2014) John M. Mola et al.   PLoS One

Linking wildfire effects on soil and water chemistry of the Marão River watershed, Portugal, and biomass changes detected from Landsat imagery

(2013) Maria Rosário Costa et al.   APPLIED GEOCHEMISTRY

Leaf traits and litter flammability: evidence for non-additive mixture effects in a temperate forest

(2013) Rita M. Q. de Magalhães et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Differences in Leaf Flammability, Leaf Traits and Flammability-Trait Relationships between Native and Exotic Plant Species of Dry Sclerophyll Forest

(2013) Brad R. Murray et al.   PLoS One

Thermal analysis of Pinus sylvestris L. wood samples treated with a new gel–mineral mixture of short- and long-term fire retardants

(2013) S. Liodakis et al.   THERMOCHIMICA ACTA

Bark flammability as a fire-response trait for subalpine trees

(2013) Thibaut Frejaville et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Mountain pine beetle attack alters the chemistry and flammability of lodgepole pine foliage

(2012) Wesley G. Page et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Patterns of flammability of the California oaks: the role of leaf traits

(2012) Eamon A. Engber et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH

Flammability studies for wildland and wildland–urban interface fires applied to pine needles and solid polymers

(2012) A. Simeoni et al.   FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

Relationships between moisture, chemistry, and ignition of Pinus contorta needles during the early stages of mountain pine beetle attack

(2012) W. Matt Jolly et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Pinus pinea emissions and combustion characteristics of limonene potentially involved in accelerating forest fires

(2012) L. Courty et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMAL SCIENCES

Assessing the flammability of surface fuels beneath ornamental vegetation in wildland?urban interfaces in Provence (south-eastern France)

(2012) Anne Ganteaume et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

A new bench-scale methodology for evaluating the flammability of live forest fuels

(2012) Javier Madrigal et al.   JOURNAL OF FIRE SCIENCES

Is foliar flammability of woody species related to time since fire and herbivory in northwest Patagonia, Argentina?

(2012) Melisa Blackhall et al.   JOURNAL OF VEGETATION SCIENCE

Flammability as a biological concept

(2012) Juli G. Pausas et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Plant flammability experiments offer limited insight into vegetation-fire dynamics interactions

(2012) Paulo M. Fernandes et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

The return of the variance: intraspecific variability in community ecology

(2012) Cyrille Violle et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Climate change and disruptions to global fire activity

(2012) Max A. Moritz et al.   Ecosphere

Scaling from leaf traits to fire behaviour: community composition predicts fire severity in a temperate forest

(2011) Dylan W. Schwilk et al.   JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

How does fire intensity and frequency affect miombo woodland tree populations and biomass?

(2010) Casey M. Ryan et al.   ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS

Determining hazard risk indices for Mediterranean forest species based on particle flammability properties

(2010) S. Liodakis et al.   FIRE SAFETY JOURNAL

Litter flammability in oak woodlands and shrublands of southeastern France

(2010) Thomas Curt et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Testing and classification of individual plants for fire behaviour: plant selection for the wildland–urban interface

(2010) Robert H. White et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Fuel loading and flammability in the Mediterranean Basin woody species with different post-fire regenerative strategies

(2010) S. Saura-Mas et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Implications of foliar terpene content and hydration on leaf flammability of Quercus ilex and Pinus halepensis

(2010) G. A. Alessio et al.   PLANT BIOLOGY

The influence of leaf water content and isoprenoids on flammability of some Mediterranean woody species

(2009) Manuela De Lillis et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Spot fires: fuel bed flammability and capability of firebrands to ignite fuel beds

(2009) Anne Ganteaume et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Implications of changing climate for global wildland fire

(2009) Mike D. Flannigan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Flammability ranking of foliage species by factor analysis of physical and chemical pyric properties

(2008) Yanlong Shan et al.   FIRE AND MATERIALS

The burning characteristics of southeastern oaks: Discriminating fire facilitators from fire impeders

(2008) Jeffrey M. Kane et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

The relationship between terpenes and flammability of leaf litter

(2008) Elena Ormeño et al.   FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Influence of water and terpenes on flammability in some dominant Mediterranean species

(2008) G. A. Alessio et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE

Tree diversity, composition, forest structure and aboveground biomass dynamics after single and repeated fire in a Bornean rain forest

(2008) J. W. Ferry Slik et al.   OECOLOGIA

Natural and anthropogenic forest fires recorded in the Holocene pollen record from a Jinchuan peat bog, northeastern China

(2008) Wenying Jiang et al.   PALAEOGEOGRAPHY PALAEOCLIMATOLOGY PALAEOECOLOGY