Size-dependent pattern of wildfire ignitions in Portugal: when do ignitions turn into big fires?

Francisco Moreira, Filipe X. Catry, Francisco Rego, Fernando Bacao
2010 Landscape Ecology  
probability of an ignition resulting in a large burned area being inversely related to population density. In terms of land cover, ignitions resulting in large burned areas were more likely to occur in shrubland and forest areas. Finally, ignitions farther away from roads were more likely to result in large burns. The current land cover trends (decrease of agricultural land and increase in shrublands) and population trends (decline in population densities except near the coast) are increasing
more » ... e probability that ignitions will result in large fires in vast regions of the country.
doi:10.1007/s10980-010-9491-0 fatcat:nkcdetifl5f6zbyt4qww7bvj4u