Ecology of Fire

Name: Ecology of Fire
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ISBN: 9780521338141

ISBN-10: 052133814X

ISBN-13: 9780521338141

Edition: 1995

Authors: Robert J. Whelan, H. J. B. Birks, J. A. Wiens

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How wildfires affect animal and plant populations is a complex ecological issue. Robert Whelan examines fire as an ecological agent and discusses how populations of organisms are affected by its passage. Drawing examples from several continents, the author studies the impact of fires on individual organisms, populations, and communities. He looks at the effects on ecological processes such as predator-prey, and plant-herbivore interactions, and summarizes the major aspects of ecology that are of particular importance to fire control--both protection against wildfires and fire as a management tool. This book is unique in its emphasis on general ecological principles rather than regional…

Book details

List price: $99.99
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 8/10/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.02" wide x 8.98" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

John P. Smol is a professor in the Biology Department at Queen's University (Canada), with a cross-appointment at the School of Environmental Studies. He co-directs the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL). Professor Smol is co-editor of the Journal of Paleolimnology and holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change.William M. Last is a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at University of Manitoba (Canada) and is co-editor of the Journal of Paleolimnology.



Acknowledgements



Fire ecology - an introduction



Fire - the phenomenon



Survival of individual organisms



Approaches to population studies



Plant populations



Animal populations



Community responses to fire



Fire and management


References