CALORIFIC VALUES AND FLAMMABILITY OF FOREST SPECIES IN GALICIA - COASTAL AND HILLSIDE ZONES

Changes in heat values and in flammability with the seasons of the yea r for the different species which make up the woodland map of two zone s, Sada (coastal area) and Santiago (hillside and plateau area), situa ted in La Coruna (Galicia, Spain), are reported These data were evalua ted as a help for fighting forest fires, which have been very frequent in this region during the last decade. The species studied are the mo st abundant in the areas: Eucalyptus globulus Labill., Pinus pinaster Aiton, Ulex europaeus L., Rubus fructicosus L., Pteridium aquilinum L. , Sarothamnus scoparius (L.) Link, Quercus robur L., Castanea sativa M iller and Acer pseudoplatanus L. The calorific were measured by static bomb calorimetry. data were complemented with flammability determinat ions and completed with chemical analyses of the different species. Co pyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.