Forest fires : behavior and ecological effects /

Even before the myth of Prometheus, fire played a crucial ecological role around the world. Numerous plant communities depend on fire to generate species diversity in both time and space. Without fire such ecosystems would become sterile monocultures. Recent efforts to prohibit fire in fire dependen...

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Corporate Authors:	ScienceDirect (Online service), National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis
Other Authors:	Johnson, Edward A. (Ecology Professor), Miyanishi, Kiyoko
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, ©2001.
Subjects:	Forest fires. Fire ecology. Forest management. Ecology. Ecology Écologie. Forêts > Incendies. Écologie des feux. Forêts > Gestion. ecology. NATURE > Plants > Trees. NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Forests & Rainforests. Fire ecology Forest fires Forest management Brandgefahr Feuerökologie Waldökosystem Waldbrand INCÊNDIO FLORESTAL. Skogsbränder. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Published 2001

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