Fire in the Tropical Biota : Ecosystem Processes and Global Challenges /
This monograph covers the impact and role of fire in tropical ecosystems. It also studies the impact of tropical wildland fires and biomass burning on global ecosystem processes. In the first part, regional contributions cover the origin and the ecological effects of fire in the main tropical vegeta...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
1990.
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| Series: | Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This monograph covers the impact and role of fire in tropical ecosystems. It also studies the impact of tropical wildland fires and biomass burning on global ecosystem processes. In the first part, regional contributions cover the origin and the ecological effects of fire in the main tropical vegetation types of Asia, Latin America, Australia and Africa. Both the prehistorical and the historical perspectives are added in order to clarify the role of man in the evolution of tropical wildland fire regimes. The magnitude and impact of today's escalating tropical vegetation degradation by fire is described by contributions on remote sensing. The quality of emissions from biomass burning and an overall pantropical assessment of gaseous emissions from vegetation burning highlight their impact on a changing global atmosphere. The final chapter demonstrates that global climate change may itself have considerable effects on vegetation and fire regimes. What is new is a multi-disciplinary approach to tropical and global fire ecology. For the first time, the reader will find comprehensive original information as well as secondary sources on wildland fire phenomena and fire problems in the tropics. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xix, 497 pages 116 illustrations) |
| ISBN: | 9783642753954 (electronic bk.) 3642753957 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0070-8356 ; |