Vertical Crown Fuel Distributions in Natural Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) Stands

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dc.contributor.authorBaysal, Ismail
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-01T18:46:53Z
dc.date.available2021-12-01T18:46:53Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.department[Belirlenecek]en_US
dc.description.abstractCalabrian pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) is the most widely distributed coniferous species in Turkey. Forests mostly composed of Calabrian pine constitute the most flammable forests in fire sensitive regions of the country. Especially, regenerated and immature stands of this species have the most fire-prone fuel type. This study evaluates the results of vertical crown fuel distribution and develops some crown fuel models to explain canopy fuel characteristics in natural Calabrian pine stands. A total of 35 trees were cut down and crown fuels were determined vertically. The highest crown fuel load was generally situated in the middle part of tree crown. The percentage of needles in each crown section increased gradually from the beginning of lower parts to the upper parts of tree crowns for three stand types. Total crown fuel loads were determined as 5.66 kg for regenerated stands, 11.57 kg for immature stands and 17.44 kg for middle age stands, respectively. Correlation and regression analyses were performed to determine the relationship between needles, branches, available fuels, total crown fuels and tree properties. The results of crown fuel distribution and the allometric equations developed in this study can be used to predict vertical fuel load at any height from ground to the top of Calabrian pine stands. The results of this study will contribute to the verification and evaluation of fuel load prediction models in use, and enhance the understanding of crown fire behavior mechanism in forest fires.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipGeneral Directorate of ForestryMinistry of Forestry & Water Affairs - Turkeyen_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe author greatly acknowledges the support of General Directorate of Forestry and its institutions for their valuable contributions. Also, the author greatly acknowledges the support of Serik District Forest Ranger and forest fire fighters. Special thanks go to Cafer MEYDAN, Merih GOLTAS, Ugur KARAKOC, Ferhat BOLAT and Kadir Alperen COSKUNER for their great help in field work.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5552/crojfe.2021.800
dc.identifier.endpage312en_US
dc.identifier.issn1845-5719
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85104865707en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage301en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.5552/crojfe.2021.800
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/10028
dc.identifier.volume42en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000637401900010en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorBaysal, Ismail
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherZagreb Univ, Fac Forestryen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCroatian Journal Of Forest Engineeringen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectbiomassen_US
dc.subjectcrown fuelsen_US
dc.subjectavailable fuelen_US
dc.subjectPinus brutiaen_US
dc.titleVertical Crown Fuel Distributions in Natural Calabrian Pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) Standsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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