Forest fires in the wildland-urban interface: A spatial analysis of forest fragmentation and human impacts

Applied Geography

Volumn 43, Issue , 2013, Pages 127-137

  Chas Amil, M L ^a   Touza, J ^b   Garcia Martinez E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIGO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Forest fires; Galicia; Spain; Spatial analysis; Wildland urban interface

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; FOREST FIRE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WOODLAND;

GALICIA [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84880615697     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.06.010     Document Type: Article

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