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COMBUSTIBLES VIVANTS [1 record]

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Record 1 1984-08-22

English

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

Living plants or parts of plants, such as grass, leaves, needles, and twigs, that are small enough to be consumed in an advancing fire.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie de la biomasse
  • Incendies de végétation
CONT

À cause de son degré d’humidité élevé, le combustible vivant brûlera rarement de lui-même [...] Ce sont [...] surtout les combustibles vivants fins, c'est-à-dire les herbacées d’une part, les rameaux de moins de 6 mm et les feuilles d’autre part, qui peuvent être desséchés puis consumés dans un feu qui progresse.

Spanish

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