@article{fdi:010070182,
  title = {{C}ontribution of human and biophysical factors to the spatial distribution of forest fire ignitions and large wildfires in a {F}rench {M}editerranean region},
  author = {{R}uffault, {J}. and {M}ouillot, {F}lorent},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{I}dentifying the factors that drive the spatial distribution of fires is one of the most challenging issues facing fire science in a changing world. {W}e investigated the relative influence of humans, land cover and weather on the regional distribution of fires in a {M}editerranean region using boosted regression trees and a set of seven explanatory variables. {T}he spatial pattern of fire weather, which is seldom accounted for in regional models, was estimated using a semi-mechanistic approach and expressed as the length of the fire weather season. {W}e found that the drivers of the spatial distribution of fires followed a fire size-dependent pattern in which human activities and settlements mainly determined the distribution of all fires whereas the continuity and type of fuels mainly controlled the location of the largest fires. {T}he spatial structure of fire weather was estimated to be responsible for an average of 25% of the spatial patterns of fires, suggesting that climate change may directly affect the spatial patterns of fire hazard in the near future. {T}hese results enhance our understanding of long-term controls of the spatial distribution of wildfires and predictive maps of fire hazard provide useful information for fire management actions.},
  keywords = {anthropogenic influence ; fire regime ; fire weather ; {M}editerranean forests ; southern {F}rance ; shrublands ; wildland-urban interface ; {FRANCE} ; {ZONE} {MEDITERRANEENNE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {W}ildland {F}ire},
  volume = {26},
  numero = {6},
  pages = {498--508},
  ISSN = {1049-8001},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1071/wf16181},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070182},
}