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    This study evaluated tree mortality and regeneration after a wildfire in central Portugal. Researchers monitored 667 trees from 11 species, including oaks, pines, and eucalyptus. They found that nearly all broadleaved trees such as oaks survived the fire, while most coniferous trees like pines died. Though broadleaved trees survived, most did not regenerate from their crowns but instead from their bases or roots, meaning recovery will be slower. Exceptions were cork oak and eucalyptus trees. Within native species, cork oak was found to be most resilient to fire. For trees regenerating from their bases, eucalyptus recovered fastest followed by ash and Portuguese oak.

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    This study evaluated tree mortality and regeneration after a wildfire in central Portugal. Researchers monitored 667 trees from 11 species, including oaks, pines, and eucalyptus. They found that nearly all broadleaved trees such as oaks survived the fire, while most coniferous trees like pines died. Though broadleaved trees survived, most did not regenerate from their crowns but instead from their bases or roots, meaning recovery will be slower. Exceptions were cork oak and eucalyptus trees. Within native species, cork oak was found to be most resilient to fire. For trees regenerating from their bases, eucalyptus recovered fastest followed by ash and Portuguese oak.

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    This study evaluated tree mortality and regeneration after a wildfire in central Portugal. Researchers monitored 667 trees from 11 species, including oaks, pines, and eucalyptus. They found that nearly all broadleaved trees such as oaks survived the fire, while most coniferous trees like pines died. Though broadleaved trees survived, most did not regenerate from their crowns but instead from their bases or roots, meaning recovery will be slower. Exceptions were cork oak and eucalyptus trees. Within native species, cork oak was found to be most resilient to fire. For trees regenerating from their bases, eucalyptus recovered fastest followed by ash and Portuguese oak.

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    Forest Ecology and Management 234S (2006) S197

    Abstract

    Effects of fire on tree survival and regeneration in


    a Mediterranean ecosystem
    Filipe Xavier Catry, Francisco Castro Rego, Miguel Nuno Bugalho,
    Tito Lopes, Joaquim Sande Silva, Francisco Moreira
    Instituto Superior de Agronomia - Centro de Ecologia Aplicada ‘Prof. Baeta Neves’, Tapada da Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisboa, Portugal

    Keywords: Post-fire recovery; Mortality; Tree species; Natural regeneration

    Portugal is the only European Mediterranean country where Fraxinus angustifolia, Olea europaea var. sylvestris, Pinus
    the annual average burnt area has increased in the last two pinaster, Pinus pinea, Pistacia lentiscus, Quercus coccifera,
    decades. Although forest fires at national level annually Quercus faginea and Quercus suber. Results obtained two
    represent very important losses, few studies evaluated the springs after fire, show that almost all broadleaved trees (9
    mortality and the capacity of auto-regeneration of the different species) survived to the fire. Contrarily, the majority of
    tree species in burnt areas. After a wildfire that occurred in coniferous trees died after the fire. Despite the very low
    September 2003, we started a research project in a public mortality observed in broadleaved trees, most of them did not
    protected area in central west Portugal. The main goal of this regenerate from the crown, but only from the base, trunk or
    study, still ongoing, is to evaluate the post-fire regeneration roots, which means that the recovering process will be much
    capacity of different tree species occurring in the country. We slower. Exceptions to this were cork oak and eucalyptus. Within
    expect to quantify the survival/mortality rates of selected tree native species, Quercus suber is by far the most resilient to fire.
    species in relation to variables such as fire severity, tree height For most part of the monitored tree species, which resprouted
    and diameter, and evaluate species regeneration strategies as from the base of the trunk, Eucalyptus globulus was the one that
    well as their growth rates after fire disturbance. In this study 667 recovered faster, followed by Fraxinus angustifolia and
    trees from 11 species were selected for monitoring, namely: Quercus faginea.
    Castanea sativa, Crataegus monogyna, Eucalyptus globulus,

    DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2006.08.316
    E-mail address: fcatry@mail.telepac.pt (F.X. Catry).

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