Fire ecology in Rocky Mountain landscapes /

Fire Ecology in Rocky Mountain Landscapes brings a century of scientific research to bear on improving the relationship between people and fire. In recent years, some scientists have argued that current patterns of fire are significantly different from historical patterns, and thatlandscapes should...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baker, William L. (William Lawrence)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Island Press, ©2009.
Temas:
Fire ecology > Rocky Mountains.
Écologie des feux > Rocheuses, Montagnes.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Fire ecology
Rocky Mountains
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Lightning, fuels, topography, climate, and fire behavior
  • Fire effects on plants : from individuals to landscapes
  • Fire effects on animals : from individuals to landscapes
  • Fire regimes and fire history in landscapes
  • Fire in Piñon-Juniper, Montane-Aspen, mixed-conifer, riparian, and wetland landscapes
  • Fire in Ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir forests
  • Fire in subalpine forests
  • Fire in shrublands and grasslands
  • People and fire : land-use legacies across landscapes
  • Emerging threats and tools for living with fire in landscapes
  • Toward a better relationship between people and fire.

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