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Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp).","plantPart":"whole-plant","original":"Zanzarini2019","edition":"Dryad version 9","url":"https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.h18931zr3","documentDate":"2023-12-22T00:00:00.000Z","accessedOn":"2026-08-25T00:00:00.000Z"},{"source":"flamits","verdict":"not-rated","verdictRaw":"estimated burnt biomass (%): 80","score":{"value":80,"scale":"FLAMITS — estimated burnt biomass (%)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 14600; Consumability measurement; plant part whole plant; fuel all; predrying yes; device grill; site Zanzarini2019-1; sampling ND. Primary study Zanzarini2019: Zanzarini, V. (2019). Inflamabilidade de espécies do estrato herbáceo do cerrado. Master dissertation. 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