Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Abstract

The photo series are collections of photos and associated field data representing a region of The Netherlands. Volume I includes vegetation types in the Veluwe Region, including Heather, Grasslands, Beech/Hardwoods, Scots Pine, and Douglas-fir. Volume 2 includes dune vegetation types on the island of Texel, plus a site on the mainland near Haarlam. For each vegetation type, sites were sampled with varying fuel loads. The description of the sites consists of a wide-angle site photo, supplemented with field data on the various fuel loads and vegetative layers. The photo series is an important ecological tool to assess landscapes by analyzing both dead and living fuels, and thereby provides real-world data to predict potential wildland fire behavior. The data collected can also be used to evaluate these same areas for animal and insect habitat, among other uses. The field protocols utilized for this study were modified from Stereo Photo Series in the United States authored by Roger Ottmar and Robert Vihnanek.

Comments

A Cooperative Project of the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Cornell University, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, Institute for Safety (IFV) and the Regional Organization for Public Safety of North and East Gelderland (VNOG).


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