Fire in the forest

"How destructive or beneficial are forest fires to wildlife? Should we be trying to reduce or increase the amount of fire in forests? How are forest fires controlled, and why does this sometimes fail? What effect will climate change have? These and many other questions are answered in this rich...

Descripció completa

Guardat en:
Dades bibliogràfiques
Autor principal: Thomas, Peter A.
Autor corporatiu: ebrary, Inc
Altres autors: McAlpine, Rob
Format: Electrònic eBook
Idioma:anglès
Publicat: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Matèries:
Accés en línia:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Etiquetes: Afegir etiqueta
Sense etiquetes, Sigues el primer a etiquetar aquest registre!
Taula de continguts:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. In the beginning ...; 2. Historical review; 3. How a fire burns; 4. Fire in the wild landscape; 5. Fire ecology; 6. The benefits of fire and its use as a landscape tool; 7. Fire suppression; 8. Wildland fire and its management - a look towards the future; 9. Further reading.