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Burning planet : the story of fire through time /

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Andrew Scott, who played a key role in identifying fossilized charcoal, describes the profound impact of fire through Earth history, from its role in mass extinctions and the spread of flowering plants, to early hominid use of fire, and the role of wildfires on landscapes today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Andrew C. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Subjects:
Wildfires.
Wildfires > History.
Wildfires > Climatic factors.
Forest fires.
Fire ecology.
Fire management.
Feux de friches.
Feux de friches > Histoire.
Forêts > Incendies.
Écologie des feux.
Incendies > Lutte contre.
Wildfires > Climatic factors
Wildfires
Forest fires
Fire management
Fire ecology
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introducing fire
  • Getting dirty : what charcoal can tell us
  • Kindling
  • The rise, fall, and rise of fire
  • Fire, flowers, and dinosaurs
  • Fire and the coming of the modern world
  • Prometheus
  • The future of fire.