Forest Fires: Behavior and Ecological Effects

by Edward Austin Johnson

Book Overview

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 dependent communities have contributed to more intense and more damaging fires. For these reasons, foresters, ecologists, land managers, geographers, and environmental...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 012386660X
• ISBN13: 9780123866608
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 594 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.2" x 9.1"