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


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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

Parameters Subfactors Weight Classes Values degrees Risk
1 2 3 4 5 6
Vegetation density 7 high density 3 strong
average density 2 medium
low density 1 low
vegetable essences 7 Quercus ilex 5 very strong
Pinus halepensis 4 strong
Olea europea 3 medium
Pelouse 2 low
Slope (%) 5 ˃35% 5 very strong
25–35% 4 strong
10–25% 3 medium
10–5% 2 low
˂5% 1 very low
Exposition (°) 5 south-west 180–270° 4 very strong
south east 90–180° 3 strong
north west 270–360° 2 medium
northeast 0–90° 1 low
Altitude (m) 5 ˂800 5 very strong
800–900 4 strong
900–1,000 3 medium
1,000–1,100 2 low
˃1,100 1 very low
Distance from roads (m) order 1 3 0–100 5 very strong
100–200 4 strong
200–500 3 medium
500–1,000 2 low
˃1,000 1 very low
order 2 3 0–50 5 very strong
50–100 4 strong
100–200 3 medium
200–500 2 low
˃500 1 very low
Distance from built-up areas (m) 3 0–100 5 very strong
100–500 4 strong
500–1,000 3 medium
1,000–2,000 2 low
˃2,000 1 very low
Distance from houses/cultivated land (m) 3 0–50 5 very strong
50–100 4 strong
100–400 3 medium
400–1,000 2 low
˃1,000 1 very low
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Life Sciences, Plant Science, Medicine, Veterinary Medicine