Este artigo de 1997 da autoria de Jan Jansen, Francisco Rego, Paula Gonsalves e Sofia Silveira, apresenta um conjunto de recomendações para a gestão do fogo na Serra da Estrela:
"Recommandations for fire management Our restricted knowledge of the effects of fires cannot be a reason for refraining from taking measures of fire prevention and control. In addition, we give some suggestions for fire management in the Nature Park of the Serra da Estrela: - The problem of wildfires is difficult to solve, but at least through better observation one should try to reach the fire site as quickly as possible to fight the fire. During the dry season one should remain extra alert, especially when strong winds have been forecast. Perhaps one should registrate all traffic passing the transit road in that period. The transit road was constructed in the beginning of the sixties, enabling people to reach the heart of the mountain in a short period of time. In this way, not only nature lovers, but also pyromaniacs and criminals have an easy access. - Give good information service and make tightened regulations for visitors (for instance: a ban on throwing away potential burning glass materials; a ban on open fire; barbecue only allowed on special sites) - Make agreements with shepherds and farmers to burn only under the prevailing conditions of the Park management. - Provide prescribed burning courses for shepherds and farmers that wish to use this manipulative tool. - Support shepherds and farmers to guarantee traditional land use. - Use for afforestation purposes, in stead of pine, indigenous tree species (preferably oak species), since these contain less inflammable materials. - Elaborate plans for prescribed burning for each characteristic area. Do this in cooperation with authorities, farmers, shepherds, ecologists, geologists, etc. in order to obtain a large public and scientific support. Take at least the following items into consideration: landownership; land-use purposes; stand description before and after burning (age, floristic composition, structural characteristics, mosaics and, in addition, analyses of potential climax vegetation and present succession stage); expected effects on soils, flora and fauna; weather conditions; season; fire history, frequency, size and intensity. Make a map of burnt areas, of areas where burning is planned and where undisturbed succession is planned. For more detailed suggestions we refer to de Ronde et al. (1990), Parsons & Botti (1996), Agee (1979), and elsewhere in this special issue. - One should know what, when, why and how one should burn. For this we need experimental studies on the basis of permanent plots/transects, as is being done in the Serra da Malcata. Different treatments should be applied on major stages of vegetation series, considering climate, soil, hydrology and land use. Perhaps in this way fire control can be established and more knowledge of fire ecology can be obtained. It is our wish that it can be used as a management tool, steering for desirable habitats in order to achieve the largest possible biodiversity". "
Jansen J, Rego F, Gonçalves P & Silveira S 1997 Fire, a strong landscape shaping element in the Serra da Estrela (Portugal).NNA-Berichte 10 (5): 150-161
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