Fuel breaks for forest fires could be more effective in reducing potential risks and impacts if planned using a new optimization approach, which accounts for uncertain wildfire behavior in fire-prone
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Fuel breaks for forest fires could be more effective in reducing potential risks and impacts if planned using a new optimization approach, which accounts for uncertain wildfire behavior in fire-prone landscapes of Alberta, Canada
Article URL: https://plos.io/42Oi8ni
Article title: Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada
Author countries: Canada, U.S.
Funding: Funding for this work was provided by Natural Resource Canada’s Canadian Forest Service Wildfire Risk Management Program (DY, NL, EN, MAP). Additional support was provided by the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FHK). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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Article URL: https://plos.io/42Oi8ni
Article title: Evaluating fuelbreak strategies for compartmentalizing a fire-prone forest landscape in Alberta, Canada
Author countries: Canada, U.S.
Funding: Funding for this work was provided by Natural Resource Canada’s Canadian Forest Service Wildfire Risk Management Program (DY, NL, EN, MAP). Additional support was provided by the US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (FHK). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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