| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 594 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Contents |
Strengthening fire ecology's roots / Edward A. Johnson and Kiyoko Miyanishi -- Flames / K. Saito -- Combustion chemistry and smoke / D. Ward -- Water relations of forest fuels / Ralph M. Nelson, Jr. -- Wildland fire spread models / R.O. Weber -- Wind-aided fire spread / F.E. Fendell and M.F. Wolff -- Fire plumes / G.N. Mercer and R.O. Weber -- Coupling atmospheric and fire models / Mary Ann Jenkins, Terry Clark and Janice Coen -- Surface energy budget and fuel moisture / Kenneth E. Kunkel -- Climate, weather, and area burned / M.D. Flannigan and B.M. Wotton -- Lightning and forest fires / Don Latham and Earle Williams -- Statistical inference for historical fire frequency using the spatial mosaic / W.J. Reed -- Duff consumption / K. Miyanishi -- Fire effects on trees / M.B. Dickinson and E.A. Johnson -- Forest fire management / David L. Martell |
| Summary |
Even before the myth of Prometheus, fire played a crucial ecological role around the world. Numerous plant communities depend on fire to generate species diversity in both time and space. Without fire such ecosystems would become sterile monocultures. Recent efforts to prohibit fire in fire dependent communities have contributed to more intense and more damaging fires. For these reasons, foresters, ecologists, land managers, geographers, and environmental scientists are interested in the behavior and ecological effects of fires. This book will be the first to focus on the chemistry and physics of fire as it relates to the ways in which fire behaves and the impacts it has on ecosystem function. Leading international contributors have been recruited by the editors to prepare a didactic text/reference that will appeal to both advanced students and practicing professionals |
| Notes |
"First drafts of each chapter were discussed ... [at a] workshop held at and funded by the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis in Santa Barbara"--Page xv |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Forest fires.
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Fire ecology.
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Forest management.
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Ecology.
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Ecology
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ecology.
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NATURE -- Plants -- Trees.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Forests & Rainforests.
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Ecology
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Fire ecology
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Forest fires
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Forest management
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Brandgefahr
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Feuerökologie
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Waldökosystem
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Waldbrand
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INCÊNDIO FLORESTAL.
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Skogsbränder.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Johnson, E. A. (Edward Arnold)
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Miyanishi, Kiyoko.
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National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis.
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| ISBN |
9780080506746 |
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0080506747 |
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