Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Key message Although forest disturbances occur unpredictably, existing monitoring infrastructures can enable rapid, low-cost assessments. By combining national forest inventory data, canopy height models, and freely available satellite imagery, disturbance extent and forest attributes can be estimated without costly ad-hoc campaigns. Applied to the 2025 wildfires in Southwestern France (June–August), this approach estimated 14,000 ha burned, affecting 143,000 m 3 (±48,000 m 3 ) of productive timber. This report demonstrated the ability to deliver results within three weeks of the last fire, with even faster reporting possible for future events.
Source: Annals of Forest Science
Authors: Alexander Massey, Cédric Vega
Institutions: Université Gustave Eiffel, Université de Lorraine
Language: English
Topic: Fire effects on ecosystems
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDGs: Life on land, Climate action
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,390
OpenAlex ID: W4416939983