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Table 1 Trend analysis results for the burned area of all tree species by province (1980–2013). First column denotes the number of provinces where each species was present according to the EGIF database. Second and third columns denote the number of provinces with significant (p < 0.05) positive and negative trends for the burned area of each species, respectively

From: Fire activity and burned forest lands decreased during the last three decades in Spain

Species

Provinces

+ Trend

− Trend

Abies alba Mill.

10

  

Abies pinsapo Boiss.

3

  

Acer sp.

8

  

Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.

26

1

 

Betula sp.

18

4

 

Castanea sativa Mill.

24

 

3

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A.Murray bis) Parl.

1

  

Corylus avellana L.

6

2

 

Cupressus sp.

31

  

Erica arborea canaria

1

  

Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh.

20

 

2

Eucalyptus dalrympleana Maiden

2

  

Eucalyptus globulus Labill.

22

2

1

Eucalyptus nittens Maiden

6

  

Other Eucalyptus

22

1

 

Fagus sylvatica L.

19

1

2

Fraxinus sp.

34

3

 

Ilex aquifolium L.

4

2

 

Juglans regia L.

23

  

Juniperus oxycedrus L.

25

  

Larix sp.

4

  

Olea europaea L.

25

1

1

Phoenix dactyliphera L.

2

  

Picea excelsa Link

3

  

Pinus canariensis C.Sm. ex DC.

12

  

Pinus halepensis Mill.

41

1

9

Pinus nigra Aiton

41

1

7

Pinus pinaster Aiton

45

 

20

Pinus pinea L.

42

4

8

Pinus radiata D.Don

26

1

6

Pinus sylvestris L.

36

 

15

Pinus uncinata Ramond ex DC.

15

  

Populus alba L.

41

7

 

Populus nigra L.

39

5

 

Populus tremula L.

25

  

Populus canadensis Moench

24

7

 

Other Populus

36

  

Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco

13

1

 

Quercus faginea Lam.

34

1

 

Quercus ilex L.

44

10

1

Quercus petraea [Matt.] Liebl.

22

 

2

Quercus pyrenaica Will.

34

5

2

Quercus robur L.

28

2

 

Quercus rubra L.

9

1

 

Quercus suber L.

30

  

Other Quercus

38

1

 

Salix sp.

34

6

 

Sorbus sp.

8

  

Tilia sp.

2

  

Ulmus sp.

28

2

 

Other conifer species

30

  

Other broad-leaved species

39

2