Climate variability and forest fires in central and south‐central Chile

Climate variability and forest fires in central and south‐central Chile

Abstract This paper evaluates the relationship between fire occurrence (number and burned area) and climate variability (precipitation and maximum temperatures) across central and south‐central Chile (32°–43° S) during recent decades (1976–2013). This region sustains the largest proportion of the Ch...

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Main Authors: Rocío Urrutia‐Jalabert, Mauro E. González, Álvaro González‐Reyes, Antonio Lara, René Garreaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-04-01
Series:Ecosphere
Subjects:
Antarctic Oscillation
climate change
El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO)
exotic plantations
forest fires
Mediterranean forests
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2171

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.2171

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