<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2215-2504</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Forestal Mesoamericana Kurú]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Kurú]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2215-2504</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2215-25042020000200037</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18845/rfmk.v17i41.5282</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Comportamiento histórico de los incendios forestales en el Cantón Rocafuerte, provincia Manabí, Ecuador, en el periodo 2016 - 2019]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Historical behavior of forest fires in the Rocafuerte Canton, Manabí province, Ecuador, in 2016 - 2019 period]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Marcos Pedro]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Medranda-Mendieta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jenniffer Alexandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Manrique-Toala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tayron Omar]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Grás-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[René]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Estévez-Valdés]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ignacio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí Carrera de Ingeniería Forestal ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Jipijapa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Jipijapa ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>17</volume>
<numero>41</numero>
<fpage>37</fpage>
<lpage>46</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2215-25042020000200037&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2215-25042020000200037&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2215-25042020000200037&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen Los análisis del comportamiento histórico de los incendios forestales suministran informaciones imprescindibles para la elaboración de programas eficaces de manejo del fuego en los territorios. Estos análisis permiten definir dónde, cuándo y por qué se producen los incendios. El objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar el comportamiento histórico de los incendios forestales en el Cantón Rocafuerte, Manabí, Ecuador, en el periodo 2016 al 2019. Los datos fueron suministrados por el Cuerpo de Bomberos de Rocafuerte. El análisis se realizó considerando las ocurrencias de incendios en un contexto espacio-temporal (años, meses, días de la semana, horas del día y localidades). El análisis estadístico se realizó con el programa SPSS Statistics for Windows (Version 22.0). Se trabajó con un nivel de significancia del 0,05 (p=0,05). En el periodo analizado se reportaron 309 ocurrencias, correspondiendo al año 2018 el mayor porcentaje (30,42 %). La media mensual de ocurrencias fue de 25,75 superándose este valor en seis meses (diciembre, enero y junio a septiembre) correspondiendo a ellos el 61,48 % del total de incendios. No se encontró diferencia estadísticamente significativa para las ocurrencias según los días de la semana (p=0,650) según los resultados del Análisis de Varianza. Los incendios ocurrieron en 51 localidades del Cantón Rocafuerte concentrándose en seis de ellas el 60,52 % del total. El 52,43 % de los incendios se originó por negligencias.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The analysis of forest fires historical behavior provides essential information for the development of effective fire management programs in the territories. These analyzes allow to define where, when and why fires occur. The objective of this work was to analyze the forest fires historical behavior in the Rocafuerte Canton, Manabí province, Ecuador, in 2016 to 2019 period. The dates were provide by the Fire Department of Rocafuerte. The analysis was made considering the occurrences of fires in a spatio-temporal context (years, months, days of the week, hours and localities). Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS Statistics for Windows (Version 22.0). We worked with a significance level of 0.05 (p=0.05). In the analyzed period, 309 occurrences were reported, corresponding to 2018 the highest percentage (30.42 %). The average monthly occurrence was 25.75, exceeding this value in six months (December, January and June to September) corresponding to them 61.48 % of total fires. No statistically significant difference was found for the occurrences to the days of the week (p=0.650) according to the ANOVA results. The fires occurred in 51 locations, with 60.52 % of the total concentrated in six of them. The 52.43 % of fires was originated from negligence.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Wildland fires]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fire prevention]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[fire statistics]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[forest protection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[integrated fire management]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Incendios de vegetación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[prevención de incendios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[estadísticas de incendios]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[protección forestal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[manejo integrado del fuego]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<label>1</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aponte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[de Groot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W. J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Wotton]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B. M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Forest fires and climate change: causes, consequences and management options,&#8221; International Journal of Wildland Fire]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>8</numero>
<issue>8</issue>
<page-range>. 861-75</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<label>2</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[van Lierop]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lindquist]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sathyapala]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Franceschini]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Global forest area disturbance from fire, insect pests, diseases and severe weather events]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Forest Ecology and Management]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>352</volume>
<page-range>78-88</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<label>3</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>SGR</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Informe de situación No. 111]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Ecuador ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Centro Integrado de Seguridad; Samborondón]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<label>4</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>SGR</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Informe de Situación - Incendios Forestales]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Ecuador ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Dirección de Monitoreo de Eventos Adversos; Samborondón]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<label>5</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>SGR</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Informe de Situación - Incendios Forestalesa nivel nacional 2018&#8221;]]></source>
<year>2018</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Ecuador ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Dirección de Monitoreo de Eventos Adversos; Samborondón]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<label>6</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. V]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Incêndios florestais. Controle e uso do fogo]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Curitiba: Fundação de Pesquisas Florestais do Paraná]]></source>
<year>1985</year>
<volume>213</volume>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<label>7</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. V]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Batista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tetto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. F]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Incêndios florestais. Controle, efeito e uso do fogo]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<page-range>255</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Curitiba, Brasil ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Departamento de Ciências Florestais, Universidade Federal do Paraná]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<label>8</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>Magrama</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Estadística general de incendios forestales]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
<page-range>32</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Madrid, España ]]></publisher-loc>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<label>9</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Heikkilä]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T. V]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Grönovist]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jurvélius]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Wildland Fire Management. Handbook for Trainers]]></source>
<year>2007</year>
<page-range>248</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Helsinki, Finnida ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Development Policy Information Unit]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<label>10</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<collab>GAD</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Plan de Desarrollo y Ordenamiento Territorial]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<page-range>362</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<label>11</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. P]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Bases metodológicas para el perfeccionamiento de la prevención de los incendios forestales]]></source>
<year>1999</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Cuba ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Pinar del Río]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<label>12</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Figueredo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L. W]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[La defensa contra los incendios forestales en Cuba]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<edition>Segunda Edición</edition>
<page-range>841</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<label>13</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>IBM Corp</collab>
<source><![CDATA[IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Armonk, NY ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[IBM Corp.]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<label>14</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Padrón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Comportamiento histórico de los incendios forestales en la Empresa Forestal Minas de Matahambre, Pinar del Río, Cuba de 2002 a 2011]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Cubana Ciencias Forestales]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>. 1</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>1-15</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<label>15</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H. J]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Estadísticas de incendios de la cobertura vegetal en el Cantón Santa Ana, provincia de Manabí, Ecuador, en el periodo 2012 - 2018]]></source>
<year>2019</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Ecuador ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí.]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<label>16</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. P. R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. V]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Batista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tetto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. F]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Becerra]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L. W. M]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Comparação entre o perfil dos incêndios florestais de Monte Alegre, Brasil, e de Pinar del Río, Cuba]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Floresta]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<volume>43</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>231-40</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<label>17</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Koproski]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L. P]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Batista]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A. C]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R. V]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Ocorrências de incêndios florestais no Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande- Brasil]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Floresta]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>193-7</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<label>18</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Fire management: global assessment 2006]]></source>
<year>2007</year>
<volume>151</volume>
<page-range>156</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Roma ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[FAO Forestry Paper]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<label>19</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sanhueza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P. I.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Diagnóstico Regional de América del Sur sobre la Cooperación Internacional en el Manejo de Incendios Forestales]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B20">
<label>20</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Molina-Terrén]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cardil]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Temperature determining larger wildland fires in NE Spain]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Theorethical and Applied Climatololgy]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>125</volume>
<numero>1-2</numero>
<issue>1-2</issue>
<page-range>. 295-302</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B21">
<label>21</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Thompson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J. R]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Spies]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T. A]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Vegetation and weather explain variation in crown damage within a large mixed-severity wildfire]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Forest Ecology and Management]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<volume>258</volume>
<page-range>1684-94</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B22">
<label>22</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Liu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Y]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stanturf]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Goodrick]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Trends in global wildfire potential in a changing climate]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Forest Ecology and Management]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>259</volume>
<page-range>685-97</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B23">
<label>23</label><nlm-citation citation-type="">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Hormazábal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M. E]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Análisis espacio- temporal de incendios forestales en la región del Maule, Chile]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Bosque (Valdivia)]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<volume>37</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>147-58</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B24">
<label>24</label><nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Better forestry, less poverty: a practioner&#8217;s guide]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>149</volume>
<page-range>66</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Roma ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[FAO Forestry Paper]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
