Fire in the Forest
Autor Peter A. Thomas, Robert S. McAlpine Contribuţii de Kelvin Hirsch, Peter Hobsonen Limba Engleză Hardback – 22 sep 2010
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521822299
ISBN-10: 0521822297
Pagini: 238
Ilustrații: 12 b/w illus. 119 colour illus.
Dimensiuni: 225 x 285 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521822297
Pagini: 238
Ilustrații: 12 b/w illus. 119 colour illus.
Dimensiuni: 225 x 285 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.91 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
1. In the beginning … ; 2. Historical review; 3. How a fire burns; 4. Fire in the wild landscape; 5. Fire ecology; 6. The benefits of fire and its use as a landscape tool; 7. Fire suppression; 8. Wildland fire and its management – a look towards the future; 9. Further reading; Index.
Recenzii
' … large and sumptuously produced … the authors and the publisher deserve congratulation for the high standard of the illustrations, which make a complex subject far easier to understand … The book is published at a very reasonable price. I learnt a lot from it, and suspect that many who have important responsibilities for forests would do so too.' Bulletin of the British Ecological Society
'Fire in the Forest is an interesting international introduction to the intriguing and sometimes enigmatic role that fire plays in natural and increasingly human-inhabited ecosystems. It is presented from a non-technical, but well-referenced, point of view by the two primary authors, who are well positioned to provide such insights on this topic. … highly recommended …' Plant Science Bulletin
'Fire in the Forest is an interesting international introduction to the intriguing and sometimes enigmatic role that fire plays in natural and increasingly human-inhabited ecosystems. It is presented from a non-technical, but well-referenced, point of view by the two primary authors, who are well positioned to provide such insights on this topic. … highly recommended …' Plant Science Bulletin
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Descriere
An accessible account of how forest fires work, the ecological effects they have, and why and how we fight fires.