Abstract Wildfires are an important factor of landscape dynamics in fire-prone environments of the world. In the Mediterranean, one of the most fire-susceptible environments globally, between 45,000 and 50,000 wildfires are recorded every year, causing disturbances in forest and grassland ecosystems. As a Mediterranean country, Croatia faces these problems, averaging over 1000 registered wildfires annually, with the coastal areas dominated by forest fires and continental Croatia by fires on agricultural lands. This research combines various landscape and socio-economic factors in the analysis of fire occurrence in Croatia’s southernmost region of Dalmatia. Around 275 of the largest fires (encompassing 98% of the total burnt area) registered in 2013 were investigated using OLS, and different spatial indices were employed to analyse regional variability in fire distribution. The results revealed that areas more prone to fires are the northern inland areas of Dalmatia and its entire coastal zone. Altitude and vegetation type demonstrated a correlation with fire occurrence, but an increase in population in the study area was also correlated with wildfire occurrence. Regarding vegetation, the grasslands and Mediterranean shrubland (maquis) were found to be the most fire-prone vegetation types in the study region, the distribution of which can be linked to different socio-economic and demographic processes occurring in the Eastern Adriatic.

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地中海环境中火灾发生的空间模式和驱动因素：克罗地亚南部的案例研究

摘要 野火是世界火灾多发环境中景观动态的一个重要因素。在全球最易受火灾影响的环境之一地中海地区，每年记录到 45,000 至 50,000 起野火，对森林和草原生态系统造成干扰。作为一个地中海国家，克罗地亚面临这些问题，平均每年发生 1000 多起登记的野火，沿海地区主要是森林火灾，克罗地亚大陆主要是农田火灾。这项研究结合了各种景观和社会经济因素，分析了克罗地亚最南端达尔马提亚地区的火灾发生情况。使用 OLS 调查了 2013 年登记的大约 275 场最大火灾（占总燃烧面积的 98%），并采用不同的空间指数来分析火灾分布的区域变异性。结果显示，更容易发生火灾的地区是达尔马提亚北部内陆地区及其整个沿海地区。海拔和植被类型与火灾发生相关，但研究区人口的增加也与野火发生相关。在植被方面，草原和地中海灌木丛 (maquis) 被发现是研究区域内最易发生火灾的植被类型，其分布可能与亚得里亚海东部发生的不同社会经济和人口过程有关。海拔和植被类型与火灾发生相关，但研究区人口的增加也与野火发生相关。在植被方面，草原和地中海灌木丛 (maquis) 被发现是研究区域内最易发生火灾的植被类型，其分布可能与亚得里亚海东部发生的不同社会经济和人口过程有关。海拔和植被类型与火灾发生相关，但研究区人口的增加也与野火发生相关。在植被方面，草原和地中海灌木丛 (maquis) 被发现是研究区域内最易发生火灾的植被类型，其分布可能与亚得里亚海东部发生的不同社会经济和人口过程有关。