| Description |
viii, 239 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Synoptic analysis of meteorological processes relevant to forest fire dynamics on the Spanish Mediterranean coast / M. M. Millan, M. J. EstreLa and C. Badenas -- Weather, fuel status and fire occurrence: predicting large fires / D. X. Viegas -- Big versus small fires: the bushfires of greater Sydney, January 1994 / A. M. Gill and P. H. R. Moore -- Postfire ecosystem recovery and management: the October 1993 large fire episode in California / J. E. Keeley -- The restoration of burned lands: the case of eastern Spain / R. Vallejo and J. A. Alloza -- Landscapes and biodiversity in mediterranean-type ecosystems: the role of changing fire regimes / G. Davis -- Landscapes, land-use and fire policy: where do large fires come from? / R. A. Minnich -- Recent history of forest fires in Spain / J. M. Moreno, A. Vazquez and R. Velez -- Mediterranean ecosystems and fire: the threats of global change / S. Rambal and C. Hoff -- Forest fires in the boreal forests of Canada / M. G. Weber and B. J. Stocks |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Fire ecology.
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Forest fires.
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Plants -- Effect of fires on.
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| Author |
Moreno, José Manuel.
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| ISBN |
9073348803 |
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