Spatial and temporal patterns of wildfire ignitions in Canada from 1980 to 2006

International Journal of Wildland Fire

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 230-242

  Gralewicz, Nicholas J ^a   Nelson, Trisalyn A ^a   Wulder, Michael A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

anthropogenic influence; fire regime; ignition trend; kernel density; monitoring; temporal trajectory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861166932     PISSN: 10498001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WF10095     Document Type: Article

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