Review article
https://doi.org/10.15177/seefor.22-11
Analysis of the Fire Season of 2020 in the Mediterranean Bioclimatic Zone of Croatian Adriatic
Damir Barčić
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Institute of Ecology and Silviculture, Svetošimunska 23, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Tomislav Dubravac
; Croatian Forest Research Institute, Division for Silviculture, Cvjetno naselje 41, HR-10450 Jastrebarsko, Croatia
Mario Ančić
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Institute of Forest Inventory and Management, Svetošimunska 23, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Roman Rosavec
; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Forestry and Wood Technology, Institute of Ecology and Silviculture, Svetošimunska 23, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
Fire season in the Mediterranean bioclimatic area is most associated with the period from June to late October. Despite this, a large number of fires occur in February and March due to the intentional burning of agricultural lands. A characteristic of the Mediterranean region is the strong adaptation of vegetation to fire, though this adaptation also depends on the frequency and intensity of fires. This frequency is shown on satellite images via MODIS. This paper provides an overview of indicators of vegetation fires in the Croatian coast and karst coastal belt in the 2020 fire season. The 2020 fire season was above average in comparison with the period 2010 to 2019, with more fires than average and more burnt area. A specificity of the 2020 season is seen in the large number of fires in February and March. Fire protection in Croatia is facilitated by the use of new remote sensing technologies, in combination with the existing surveillance and monitoring methods, and organised protection systems to prevent open fires.
Keywords
open space fire; fire activity; distribution; mapping of burnt areas; prevention
Hrčak ID:
287016
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Publication date:
12.12.2022.
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