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Zusatztext "This handy little paperback contains a lot of information Central Coast residents! especially those in vulnerable areas! will want to read up on before we get into the summer months. . . . This is a book you want to read now." Informationen zum Autor David Carle worked as a California State Park ranger for twenty-seven years. He is author of Introduction to Water in California! Introduction to Air in California (both from UC Press)! and Burning Questions: America's Fight with Nature's Fire! among other books Klappentext "Carle does an excellent job of telling complex social! biological! and physical stories in a way that makes them not only accessible! but also interesting."-Neil G. Sugihara! coeditor of Fire in California's Ecosystems "A welcome contribution to the California Natural History Guides series that integrates the natural and cultural history of fire in California in an engaging style."-James K. Agee! author of Steward's Fork and Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests Zusammenfassung What is fire? How are wildfires ignited? How do California's weather and topography influence fire? How did the California Indians use fire? This book answers these questions, helping the Californians and the millions who live near naturally flammable wildlands, to better understand their own place in the state's landscape. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction THE NATURE OF FIRE What Is Fire? The Fire Triangle Oxygen: Fire Breath! Fuel: Fire Food! Heat: Fire Energy Ignition Sources Fire Behavior Weather! Topography: Lay of the Land FIRE AND LIFE ACROSS CALIFORNIA Fire Regimes Seeds! Sprouts! and All of the Above Vegetation Types and Fire: Chaparral Shrublands! Conifer Forests! Oak Woodlands and Savannas! Sagebrush! Shrublands and Pinyon-Juniper Forests! Deserts! Grasslands! Wetlands and Riparian Woodlands Wildlife Soil! Water! and Air Climate Change FLAMES OF HISTORY California's Light-Burning Debate The Big Ones BURNING ISSUES Fighting Back: Tactics and Weaponry Making Peace: Restoring Fire The Chaparral Dilemma Fire Plans Logging versus Thinning GETTING READY: LIFE ON THE EDGE Wildland-Urban Interface Becoming a Fire-Adapted Californian Fire-Safe Planning: Before the Fire: Defensible Space Fire-Safe Planning: During the Fire: Outdoors! Indoors! After the Fire Kindling Change Online Fire Resources Glossary References Art Credits Additional Captions Index ...
