Ecology of Fire

Klappentext The Ecology of Fire examines the effects of wildfires and fires used in land management. Zusammenfassung Using general ecological principles! The Ecology of Fire examines the ecological effects of wildfires and fires used in land management. Examples are drawn from many ecosystems on several continents. The book is aimed at all those concerned with the effects of natural and prescribed fires on the biota. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Muston Whelan, R. J. Whelan, R.j. Whelan, Robert J. Whelan, Robert J. (University of Wollongong Whelan, Whelan Robert J.
• Con la collaborazione di: H. J. B. Birks (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.08.1995
• EAN: 9780521338141
• ISBN: 978-0-521-33814-1
• Pagine: 360
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Ecology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Applied ecology, Ecological science, the Biosphere