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Active post-fire reforestation practices, specifically planting and terracing, result in faster and more consistent vegetation recovery than natural regeneration, with fire severity and pre-fire vegetation condition acting as the primary determinants of regrowth. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Evaluate the effectiveness of five post-fire restoration practices on vegetation regrowth using satellite-based time series data following a major wildfire.

August 30, 2026Ecological IndicatorsOpen Access

Quantifying vegetation recovery under different reforestation practices using time series analysis: a case study in Cyprus

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ΜΠΜαρία Προδρόμου IGIoannis Gitas CMChristodoulos Mettas

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Remote sensing time series analysis reveals accelerated vegetation recovery under planting and terracing in burned Mediterranean forests, highlighting the benefits of active restoration.

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Evaluate the effectiveness of five post-fire restoration practices on vegetation regrowth using satellite-based time series data following a major wildfire.
Analyzed a 12-year Landsat Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) time series (2013–2024) across the 2016 Solea fire perimeter in Pinus brutia forest stands.
Evaluated five restoration strategies—planting, terraces, sowing, spot sowing, and natural regeneration—using the Relative Recovery Index and Year-to-Year slopes combined with topography and climate data.
Modeled recovery trajectories and identified key predictive variables using linear regression analyses.
Areas managed with planting and terracing achieved faster and more consistent vegetation recovery compared to areas left to natural regeneration.
Fire severity and pre-fire vegetation condition were the most influential environmental determinants governing post-fire regrowth rates.
Linear regression models yielded the strongest predictive performance for estimating landscape recovery dynamics.

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Προδρόμου et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0f56c1a8fb52e79d802 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115353

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August 30, 2026Ecological IndicatorsOpen Access

Quantifying vegetation recovery under different reforestation practices using time series analysis: a case study in Cyprus

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ΜΠΜαρία Προδρόμου IGIoannis Gitas CMChristodoulos Mettas

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Remote sensing time series analysis reveals accelerated vegetation recovery under planting and terracing in burned Mediterranean forests, highlighting the benefits of active restoration.

Key Points

Evaluate the effectiveness of five post-fire restoration practices on vegetation regrowth using satellite-based time series data following a major wildfire.
Analyzed a 12-year Landsat Normalized Burn Ratio (NBR) time series (2013–2024) across the 2016 Solea fire perimeter in Pinus brutia forest stands.
Evaluated five restoration strategies—planting, terraces, sowing, spot sowing, and natural regeneration—using the Relative Recovery Index and Year-to-Year slopes combined with topography and climate data.
Modeled recovery trajectories and identified key predictive variables using linear regression analyses.
Areas managed with planting and terracing achieved faster and more consistent vegetation recovery compared to areas left to natural regeneration.
Fire severity and pre-fire vegetation condition were the most influential environmental determinants governing post-fire regrowth rates.
Linear regression models yielded the strongest predictive performance for estimating landscape recovery dynamics.

Cite This Study

Προδρόμου et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a93f0f56c1a8fb52e79d802 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2026.115353

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