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Culture, ecology, and economy of fire management in North Australian Savannas : rekindling the Wurrk tradition /

This engaging volume explores the management of fire in one of the world's most flammable landscapes: Australia's tropical savannas, where on average 18% of the landscape is burned annually. Impacts have been particularly severe in the Arnhem Land Plateau, a centre of plant and animal dive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Russell-Smith, Jeremy, Whitehead, Peter J., Cooke, Peter
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Pub., 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This engaging volume explores the management of fire in one of the world's most flammable landscapes: Australia's tropical savannas, where on average 18% of the landscape is burned annually. Impacts have been particularly severe in the Arnhem Land Plateau, a centre of plant and animal diversity on Indigenous land. Culture, Ecology and Economy of Fire Management in North Australian Savannas documents a remarkable collaboration between Arnhem Land's traditional landowners and the scientific community to arrest a potentially catastrophic fire-driven decline in the natural and cultural assets of t.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 404 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 392-394) and index.
ISBN:9780643098299
0643098291
1283155575
9781283155571