Burning planet : the story of fire through time /
Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2018.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth. Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology and the evolution of plant and animal life. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 231 pages, 22 unnumbered pages of plates (some color) : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0198734840 9780198734840 |