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Viegas, Advances in Forest Fire Research 2018 (pp. 227-231), Portugal, University of Coimbra.","plantPart":"shoot","original":"Santos2018b","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":"ignition frequency (%): 32","score":{"value":32,"scale":"FLAMITS — ignition frequency (%)"},"claims":"FLAMITS record 12024; Ignitability measurement; plant part twigs; fuel live; predrying no; device epiradiator; site Santos2018b-1; sampling ND. Primary study Santos2018b: Santos, J. F. L., Machado, I. E. S., Soares, R. V., Batista, A. C., Neves, P. C., & Tetto, A. F. (2018b). Flammability of native species of two Brazilian ecosystems. In: D. X. 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