151994 20251017144632.0 doi 10.1071/WF21081 sideral 126275 ART-2021-126275 eng Galizia, Luiz Felipe Understanding fire regimes in Europe 2021 Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted Wildland fire effects are strongly associated with fire regime characteristics. Here, we developed the first European pyrogeography based on different fire regime components to better understand fire regimes across the continent. We identified four large-scale pyroregions: a non-fire-prone (NFP) pyroregion featuring nominal fire activity across central and northern Europe; a cool-season fire (CSF) pyroregion scattered throughout Europe; a fire-prone (FP) pyroregion extending mostly across southern Europe; and a highly fire-prone (HFP) pyroregion spanning across northern Portugal, Sicily, and western Balkans. Land cover analysis indicates that pyroregions were first shaped by vegetation and then by anthropogenic factors. On interannual timescales the spatial extent of pyroregions was found to vary, with NFP showing more stability. Interannual correlations between climate and burned area, fire frequency, and the length of fire period exhibited distinct patterns, strengthening in fire-prone pyroregions (FP and HFP) and weakening in NFP and CSF. Proportion of cool-season fires and large fires were related to fuel accumulation in fire-prone pyroregions. Overall, our findings indicate that such a pyrogeography should allow a more accurate estimate of the effects of climate on fire regimes while providing an appropriate framework to better understand fire in Europe. info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/101003890/EU/FIREURISK - DEVELOPING A HOLISTIC, RISK-WISE STRATEGY FOR EUROPEAN WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT/FirEUrisk This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No H2020 101003890-FirEUrisk info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 3.398 2021 FORESTRY 12 / 69 = 0.174 2021 Q1 T1 0.847 2021 Forestry 2021 Q1 Ecology 2021 Q1 5.7 2021 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Curt, Thomas Barbero, Renaud Rodrigues, Marcos Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-0477-0796 3006 010 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Geograf. Ordenac.Territ. Área Análisis Geográfico Regi. 31, 1 (2021), 56-66 Int. j. wildland fire International Journal of Wildland Fire 1049-8001 709667 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151994/files/texto_completo.pdf Versión publicada 3020657 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/151994/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Versión publicada oai:zaguan.unizar.es:151994 articulos driver 2025-10-17-14:26:52 ARTICLE