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The spatial pattern of forest fires is of interest for fire occurrence prediction and for understanding the role of fire in the landscape. Fire is not a spatially random process— fire is more likely to occur at some locations than others. We have investigated the spatial pattern of fires, the way they depart from randomness, and the scales at which spatial correlation occurs. We report on a spatial statistical analysis of lightning-caused fires in the province of Ontario, between 1976–1994.
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Podur, J., Martell, D.L., Csillag, F. (2003). Spatial Point Pattern Analysis of Lightning-Caused Forest Fires in the Boreal Forest Region of Ontario. In: Arthaud, G.J., Barrett, T.M. (eds) Systems Analysis in Forest Resources. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0307-9_6
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