Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China
Climate determines the spatiotemporal distribution pattern of forest fires by affecting vegetation and the extent of drought. Thus, analyzing the dynamic change of the forest fire season and its response to climate change will play an important role in targeted adjustments of forest fire management...
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| author | Aicong Zeng Song Yang He Zhu Mulualem Tigabu Zhangwen Su Guangyu Wang Futao Guo |
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| description | Climate determines the spatiotemporal distribution pattern of forest fires by affecting vegetation and the extent of drought. Thus, analyzing the dynamic change of the forest fire season and its response to climate change will play an important role in targeted adjustments of forest fire management policies and practices. In this study, we studied the spatiotemporal variations in forest fire occurrence in Fujian Province, China using the Mann–Kendall trend test and correlation analysis to analyze Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data from 2001 to 2016 and meteorological data. The results show that forest fire occurrence rose first and then declined over the years, but the proportion of forest fires during the fire prevention period decreased. The forest fires increased significantly in spring and summer, exceeding the forest fires occurring in the fire prevention period in 2010. The spatial distribution of forest fires decreased from northwest to southeast coastal areas, among which the number of forest fires in the northwest mountainous areas was large in autumn and winter. The fire risk weather index was strongly and positively correlated with forest fire occurrence across various sites in the province. The findings accentuate the need for properly adjusting the fire prevention period and resource allocation, strengthening the monitoring and early warning of high fire risk weather, and publicizing wildfire safety in spring and summer. As the forest fire occurrence frequency is high in the western and northwest mountainous areas, more observation towers and forest fire monitoring facilities should be installed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3d2beb3cd05f45ceaca60290e221a1cb2023-11-24T01:12:59ZengMDPI AGForests1999-49072022-03-0113342310.3390/f13030423Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, ChinaAicong Zeng0Song Yang1He Zhu2Mulualem Tigabu3Zhangwen Su4Guangyu Wang5Futao Guo6College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaCollege of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaZhangzhou Institute of Technology, Zhangzhou 363000, ChinaAsia Forest Research Centre, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, CanadaCollege of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, ChinaClimate determines the spatiotemporal distribution pattern of forest fires by affecting vegetation and the extent of drought. Thus, analyzing the dynamic change of the forest fire season and its response to climate change will play an important role in targeted adjustments of forest fire management policies and practices. In this study, we studied the spatiotemporal variations in forest fire occurrence in Fujian Province, China using the Mann–Kendall trend test and correlation analysis to analyze Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data from 2001 to 2016 and meteorological data. The results show that forest fire occurrence rose first and then declined over the years, but the proportion of forest fires during the fire prevention period decreased. The forest fires increased significantly in spring and summer, exceeding the forest fires occurring in the fire prevention period in 2010. The spatial distribution of forest fires decreased from northwest to southeast coastal areas, among which the number of forest fires in the northwest mountainous areas was large in autumn and winter. The fire risk weather index was strongly and positively correlated with forest fire occurrence across various sites in the province. The findings accentuate the need for properly adjusting the fire prevention period and resource allocation, strengthening the monitoring and early warning of high fire risk weather, and publicizing wildfire safety in spring and summer. As the forest fire occurrence frequency is high in the western and northwest mountainous areas, more observation towers and forest fire monitoring facilities should be installed.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/3/423forest fire trendsforest fire occurrenceforest fire seasonFWIspatial and temporal fire distribution |
| spellingShingle | Aicong Zeng Song Yang He Zhu Mulualem Tigabu Zhangwen Su Guangyu Wang Futao Guo Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China Forests forest fire trends forest fire occurrence forest fire season FWI spatial and temporal fire distribution |
| title | Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China |
| title_full | Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China |
| title_fullStr | Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China |
| title_short | Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Climate Influence of Forest Fires in Fujian Province, China |
| title_sort | spatiotemporal dynamics and climate influence of forest fires in fujian province china |
| topic | forest fire trends forest fire occurrence forest fire season FWI spatial and temporal fire distribution |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/13/3/423 |
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