What causes large fires in Southern France

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 294, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-85

  Ganteaume, Anne ^a   Jappiot, Marielle ^a  

^a UR EMAX   (France)

Author keywords

Arson; Burned area; Fire causes; Large fire; Occurrence; Southern France

Indexed keywords

ARSON; BURNED AREAS; EXPLANATORY VARIABLES; HIGH POPULATION DENSITY; MEDITERRANEAN COASTS; MEDITERRANEAN COUNTRIES; OCCURRENCE; SOUTHERN FRANCE;

AGRICULTURE; CRIME; DEFORESTATION; FIRE PROTECTION; POPULATION STATISTICS;

FIRES;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; BURNING; FIRE BEHAVIOR; FOREST COVER; FOREST FIRE; FOREST MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AGRICULTURE; DATA BASES; DEFORESTATION; FOREST FIRES; FRANCE; PORTUGAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPAIN;

EUROPE;

EID: 84875050747     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2012.06.055     Document Type: Article

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