Fire and Vegetation Dynamics - Studies From the North American Boreal Forest

Zusammenfassung A technical introduction to the behaviour of fire and its ecological consequences! this book studies fire intensity! rate of spread! fuel consumption! fire frequency and fire weather. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Fire and the boreal forest: the process and the response; 2. Fires and climate; 3. Forest fire behaviour; 4. Fire intensity; 5. Duff consumption; 6. Fire history and landscape pattern; 7. Fire and the population dynamics of boreal trees; 8. Conclusion; References; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward A. Johnson
• Con la collaborazione di: H. J. B. Birks (Editore), J. A. Wiens (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 13.06.1996
• EAN: 9780521349437
• ISBN: 978-0-521-34943-7
• Pagine: 144
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Ecology (; Cambridge Studies in Ecology
• Categorie: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Plant Ecology, Botany and plant sciences