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DeBano, L.F., D.G. Neary, and Ffolliott, P.F. 1998. Fire’s effects on ecosystems. New York: John Wiley & Sons. 333 p.
Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC). 2013. Vegetation fires and global change: Challenges for concerted international action. A white paper directed to the United Nations and international organizations. Edited by Johann G. Goldammer. Kessel Publishing House, Germany. 399 p.
Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) 2019. Report of the Independent Committee tasked to Analyze the Underlying Causes and Explore the Perspectives for the Future Management of Landscape Fires in Greece. Report to the Government of Greece, based on the Ministerial Decision Υ60 (Gov. Gaz. 3937/Β/2018).
Mallinis, G., Mitsopoulos, I., Beltran, E., and Goldammer, J.G. 2016. Assessing Wildfire Risk in Cultural Heritage Properties Using High Spatial and Temporal Resolution Satellite Imagery and Spatially Explicit Fire Simulations: The Case of Holy Mount Athos, Greece. Forests 7(2): 46.DOI: 10.3390/f7020046
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Web Resources
- Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC) – an Activity of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR)
- Community-Based Fire Management (CBFiM)
- Landscape Fire Management Guidelines
- Training materials for international interoperability – the EuroFire Competency Standards and Training materials in 22 languages
- Landscape fire management glossary website of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
- Global Fire Fatalities and Damages Reports of the Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC)
- Global Fire Early Warning System
- International Association of Wildland Fire (IAWF)
- International Journal of Wildland Fire
- Rocky Mountain Research Station
- FIREWISE non-profit organization
- National Interagency Fire Center
- Bushfire Research Center
- GOFC/GOLD – Fire Monitoring & Mapping Implementation Team