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MODERATE BURN [1 record]

Record 1 2001-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A degree of burn in which all organic material is burned away from the surface of the soil, which is not discolored by heat, and any remaining fuel is deeply charred.

OBS

In moderate burn, organic matter remains in the soil immediately below the surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Degré de brûlage forestier caractérisé par une destruction totale de la matière organique à la surface du sol, sans que ce dernier ne subisse de décoloration sous l'action de la chaleur, et des combustibles résiduels carbonisés en profondeur.

CONT

Réactions du peuplier face aux brûlages [...] Brûlage modéré : 1) litière et fins matériaux ligneux consumés; quelques fines tiges demeurent sous forme de charbon; 2) arbrisseaux tués et 40 à 80 % de leur cime consumée; la plupart des tiges de peuplier carbonisées à un degré moindre qu'au brûlage sévère; la majorité des tiges semblent tuées.

Spanish

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