Table 1 Slope of the trendlines of monthly fraction of burned area over areas (month−1) with different levels of pasture density and land cover type.

From: Changes in land use enhance the sensitivity of tropical ecosystems to fire-climate extremes

 

2003–2019

Trend

2003–2020

Trend

Protected areas (1.31 Mha)

2.2E−5

No trend

1.4E−3

Increasing

Very low pasture density (4.22 Mha)

− 1.2E−6

No trend

4.92E−3

Increasing

Low pasture density (3.59 Mha)

− 9.93E−4

No trend

8.22E−4

No trend

Medium pasture density (1.95 Mha)

− 2.67E−3

No trend

− 2.13E−3

No trend

High pasture density (0.22 Mha)

− 1.95E−3

Decreasing

− 1.85E−3

Decreasing

Forests (2.57 Mha)

− 1.73E−4

No trend

6.50E−3

Increasing

Wetlands (0.60 Mha)

1.16E−3

No trend

5.24E−3

Increasing

Grass and Crops (2.63 Mha)

− 9.25E−4

No trend

1.98E−3

No trend

Savannas (6.99 Mha)

− 8.81E−4

No trend

9.16E−4

No trend

  1. The statistical significance of the trends is also indicated in the table.