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The attempt to assess the fire risk of non-forest terrestrial ecosystems of Biebrza National Park – A case study Cover

The attempt to assess the fire risk of non-forest terrestrial ecosystems of Biebrza National Park – A case study

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Figures & Tables

Figure 1

Forest fire risk category of Biebrza National Park and surrounding forest districts
Forest fire risk category of Biebrza National Park and surrounding forest districts

Figure 2

Stand flammability classification of Biebrza National Park and surrounding forest districts
Stand flammability classification of Biebrza National Park and surrounding forest districts

Figure 3

Temporal occurrence of forest and other natural surface fires in years 2007–2020 in Poland
Temporal occurrence of forest and other natural surface fires in years 2007–2020 in Poland

Figure 4

Temporal occurrence of wildfires in Poland and in the Biebrza National Park in years 2007–2020
Temporal occurrence of wildfires in Poland and in the Biebrza National Park in years 2007–2020

Figure 5

Temporal distribution of fires by types of vegetation in the Biebrza National Park in years 2007–2020
Temporal distribution of fires by types of vegetation in the Biebrza National Park in years 2007–2020

Figure 6

Flammability classification of non-forest ecosystems – lower basin
Flammability classification of non-forest ecosystems – lower basin

Figure 7

Flammability classification of non-forest ecosystems – middle basin
Flammability classification of non-forest ecosystems – middle basin

Figure 8

Flammability classification of non-forest ecosystems – upper basin
Flammability classification of non-forest ecosystems – upper basin

Share of the area by the flammability classes of non-forest ecosystems in individual basins

Flammability classes of non-forest ecosystemsArea share [%]
lower basinmiddle basinupper basin
a75.7860.3173.80
b10.6228.5413.41
c13.6011.1512.79

Fires of forests and non-forest ecosystems and in years 2010–2020

YearNumber of fires – non-forest of ecosystemNumber fires – forest ecosystemShare of forest fires in the total number of events [%]
201043,5422,9756.40
201168,0155,1267.01
201284,9525,7526.34
201339,7343,1687.38
201457,5013,6035.90
201582,8998,2929.09
201636,4073,5458.87
201738,5862,3345.70
201848,7655,94710.87
201955,0556,53210.61
202047,9226,25011.43
Total597,12853,5248.23

Numbers of fires by types of vegetation

Aggregated type of vegetationNumber of fires
Aquatic vegetation2
Forest15
Dense bushes7
Proper rushes19
Grass and herbal rushes1
Mosaic of rushes and sedges8
Sedges48
Moss-sedge communities46
Moss-marshes3
Changeable wet meadows12
Herbs6
Fertile moist meadows4
Fresh meadows2
Pastures3
Dry grasslands1
Synanthropic vegetation near buildings, ruderal and trodden1
Intensively used meadows11

Share of the area of aggregated types of vegetation, fire occurrence and flammability indexes and classes

Aggregated types of vegetationArea [ha]Area share [%]Number of firesShare of the number of fires [%]Flammability indexesFlammability class
noname
1Aquatic vegetation660.591.1121.060.96b
2Forest18,150.2830.39157.940.26-
3Dense bushes1,836.833.0873.701.20b
4Thickets of low birch118.380.20 0.000.00c
5Proper rushes3,517.595.891910.051.71a
6Grass and herbal rushes91.590.1510.533.45a
7Mosaic of rushes and sedges1,126.931.8984.232.24a
8Sedges9,954.7516.674825.401.52a
9Moss-sedge communities9,326.9015.624624.341.56a
11Moss-marshes3,267.515.4731.590.29c
15Changeable wet meadows5,433.229.10126.350.70b
16Herbs991.591.6663.171.91a
17Fertile moist meadows530.830.8942.122.38a
18Fresh meadows219.520.3721.062.88a
19Pastures291.450.4931.593.25a
20Dry grasslands370.010.6210.530.85b
21Synanthropic ruderal and trodden vegetation near buildings,88.210.1510.533.58a
22Intensively used meadows1,896.663.18115.821.83a
23Communities of arable fields222.390.37 0.000.00c
24Post fire and post clear-cut communities1,346.822.26 0.000.00c
28Flooded grasslands136.790.23 0.000.00c
29Communities canescens of Calamagrostis143.710.24 0.000.00c
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ffp-2021-0017 | Journal eISSN: 2199-5907 | Journal ISSN: 0071-6677
Language: English
Page range: 167 - 175
Submitted on: Mar 8, 2021
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Accepted on: Mar 31, 2021
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Published on: Jun 8, 2021
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2021 Ryszard Szczygieł, Mirosław Kwiatkowski, Bartłomiej Kołakowski, published by Forest Research Institute
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