A firebreak placement model for optimizing biodiversity protection at landscape scale

Primer Autor
Carrasco, Jaime
Co-autores
Mahaluf, Rodrigo
Lison, Fulgencio
Pais, Cristobal
Miranda, Alejandro
de la Barra, Felipe
Palacios, David
Weintraub, Andres
Título
A firebreak placement model for optimizing biodiversity protection at landscape scale
Editorial
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Revista
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
Lenguaje
en
Resumen
A solution approach is proposed to optimize the selection of landscape cells for inclusion in firebreaks. It involves linking spatially explicit information on a landscape's ecological values, historical ignition patterns and fire spread behavior. A firebreak placement optimization model is formulated that captures the tradeoff between the direct loss of biodiversity due to the elimination of vegetation in areas designated for placement of firebreaks and the protection provided by the firebreaks from losses due to future forest fires. The optimal solution generated by the model reduced expected losses from wildfires on a biodiversity combined index due to wildfires by 30% relative to a landscape without any treatment. It also reduced expected losses by 16% compared to a randomly chosen solution. These results suggest that biodiversity loss resulting from the removal of vegetation in areas where firebreaks are placed can be offset by the reduction in biodiversity loss due to the firebreaks' protective function.
Fecha Publicación
2023
Tipo de Recurso
artículo original
Derecho de Acceso
restringido
doi
10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118087
Formato Recurso
PDF
Palabras Claves
Decision making at landscape-scale
Fire ecology
Fire risk
Mitigation of fire effects
Conservation
Ubicación del archivo
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118087
Categoría OCDE
Ciencias Ambientales y Ecología
Materias
Toma de decisiones a escala de paisaje
Ecología del fuego
Riesgo de incendio
Mitigación de los efectos del fuego
Conservación
Identificador del recurso (Mandatado-único)
artículo original
Versión del recurso (Recomendado-único)
versión publicada
Derechos de acceso
metadata
Access Rights
metadata
Id de Web of Science
WOS:001002444800001
ISSN
0301-4797
Tipo de ruta
hibrida
Categoría WOS
Ciencias Ambientales y Ecología
Referencia del Financiador (Mandatado si es aplicable-repetible)
ANID-FONDEF ID20I10137
ANID-FONDECYT 3210311
ANID-FONDECYT 11180514
ANID-FONDAP 1522A0001
ANID-FONDECYT 3210101
UE H2020 101037419
ANID FONDEF ID20I10137
ANID FONDECYT 3210311
ANID FONDECYT 11180514
ANID FONDAP 1522A0001
ANID FONDECYT 3210101
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