The Ecology of Fire

ISBN-13: 9780521328722 / Angielski / Twarda / 1995 / 360 str.

Robert J. Whelan

Opis

How wildfires affect animal and plant populations is a complex ecological issue. Robert Whelan examines fire as an ecological agent and discusses how populations of organisms are affected by its passage. Drawing examples from several continents, the author studies the impact of fires on individual organisms, populations, and communities. He looks at the effects on ecological processes such as predator-prey, and plant-herbivore interactions, and summarizes the major aspects of ecology that are of particular importance to fire control--both protection against wildfires and fire as a management tool. This book is unique in its emphasis on general ecological principles rather than regional treatment, and it will be of interest to ecologists, foresters, and other land managers.

Recenzje

'Each of the main chapters includes a listing of outstanding questions that identify gaps in current knowledge.' Forestry Abstracts

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; 1. Fire ecology - an introduction; 2. Fire - the phenomenon; 3. Survival of individual organisms; 4. Approaches to population studies; 5. Plant populations; 6. Animal populations; 7. Community responses to fire; 8. Fire and management; References; Index.