Ecology of Fire-Dependent Ecosystems: Wildland Fire Science, Policy, and Management

ISBN-13: 9781138597150 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 266 str.

Devan Allen McGranahan; Carissa L. Wonkka

Opis

This textbook for upper-level courses in fire ecology and wildland fire management reflects advancements in relevant research in fire ecology. It emphasises variability in wildland fire as an ecological regime and provides tools for researchers and managers to assess and connect fire environment and fire behaviour to fire effects.

Spis treści

Introduction. From flame to flame front. Part 1 Fire Fundamentals. Wildland fire regimes: Past and present.Wildland fire regimes: The role of humans. Part 2 Fire Effects. Fundamentals of wildand fire impacts & ecology. Soil properties. Water and the atmosphere. Individuals & populations. Pyrodiversity. Part 3 Human Dimensions. Cultural connections to fire. Institutional management & policy. Coexisting with wildland fire. References cited. Index