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Live Fuel Moisture Contents of Dominant Tree Species of Tropical Thorn Forest, Tamil Nadu 

Johnson-Evitex Izayas and Muthulingam Udayakumar *

1 Department of Plant Science, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

Corresponding author Email: udayakumar@msuniv.ac.in

A study was conducted for one year to record live fuel moisture contents (LFMC) of dominant tree species of tropical thorn forest ecosystem in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. Standard methods and protocols were followed for the sample collection, processes and analyses. The mean live fuel moisture values showed that all the dominant tree species of the tropical thorn forests possess high fire behaviour (LFMC values ranged from 101% to 125%). The LFMC had relationships with environmental factors (rainfall, temperature, humidity, rainy days, hours of sunlight availability). The tree species had the uppermost LFMC in the wettest month and the lowermost in the peak summer. The needs for further studies has been emphasized.

Dry forest; Fire behaviour; Forest ecosystem; India; Tropical region

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Udayakumar M, Evitex-Izayas J. Live Fuel Moisture Contents of Dominant Tree Species of Tropical Thorn Forest, Tamil Nadu. Curr World Environ 2024;19(1).

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Udayakumar M, Evitex-Izayas J. Live Fuel Moisture Contents of Dominant Tree Species of Tropical Thorn Forest, Tamil Nadu. Curr World Environ 2024;19(1).

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