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Zakour Forest fire risk map assessment in the commune of Mamounia (Mascara, Algeria) Cover

Zakour Forest fire risk map assessment in the commune of Mamounia (Mascara, Algeria)

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|Mar 2021

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Figure 1

Geographical location of the Zakour forest (Mamounia – Mascara)
Geographical location of the Zakour forest (Mamounia – Mascara)

Figure 2

Flow chart of the methodological approach applied to draw up a fire risk map for the Zakour forest (Municipality of Mamounia)
Flow chart of the methodological approach applied to draw up a fire risk map for the Zakour forest (Municipality of Mamounia)

Figure 3

Fire risk factors
Fire risk factors

Figure 4

Combustibility risk map (CI) for the study area
Combustibility risk map (CI) for the study area

Figure 5

Vegetation types in the study forest (Cork oak, Aleppo pine, Brushwood)
Vegetation types in the study forest (Cork oak, Aleppo pine, Brushwood)

Figure 6

Risk map of the topo-morphological index (IT) of the study area
Risk map of the topo-morphological index (IT) of the study area

Figure 7

Impact of Roads on the Zakour Forest
Impact of Roads on the Zakour Forest

Figure 8

Combustibility risk map (CI) for the study area
Combustibility risk map (CI) for the study area

Figure 9

Map of potential fire risk in the Zakour Forest
Map of potential fire risk in the Zakour Forest

Summary of the revised and adopted parameters for the model and their weights

ParametersSubfactorsWeightClassesValuesdegrees Risk
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Vegetationdensity7high density3strong
average density2medium
low density1low
vegetable essences7Quercus ilex5very strong
Pinus halepensis4strong
Olea europea3medium
Pelouse2low
Slope (%) 5˃35%5very strong
25–35%4strong
10–25%3medium
10–5%2low
˂5%1very low
Exposition (°) 5south-west180–270°4very strong
south east90–180°3strong
north west270–360°2medium
northeast0–90°1low
Altitude (m) 5˂8005very strong
800–9004strong
900–1,0003medium
1,000–1,1002low
˃1,1001very low
Distance from roads (m)order 130–1005very strong
100–2004strong
200–5003medium
500–1,0002low
˃1,0001very low
order 230–505very strong
50–1004strong
100–2003medium
200–5002low
˃5001very low
Distance from built-up areas (m) 30–1005very strong
100–5004strong
500–1,0003medium
1,000–2,0002low
˃2,0001very low
Distance from houses/cultivated land (m) 30–505very strong
50–1004strong
100–4003medium
400–1,0002low
˃1,0001very low
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 21 - 35
Submitted on: Jun 13, 2020
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Accepted on: Dec 29, 2020
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Published on: Mar 13, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Djamel Anteur, Abdelkrim Benaradj, Youcef Fekir, Djillali Baghdadi, published by Forest Research Institute
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