Burning planet : the story of fire through time /

"Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in sha...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Scott, Andrew C. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Temas:
Wildfires.
Wildfires > History.
Wildfires > Climatic factors.
Forest fires.
Fire ecology.
Fire management.
Feux de friches.
Feux de friches > Histoire.
Forêts > Incendies.
Écologie des feux.
Incendies > Lutte contre.
SCIENCE > Chemistry > Physical & Theoretical.
Fire.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introducing fire
  • Getting dirty : what charcoal can tell us
  • Kindling
  • The rise, fall, and rise of fire
  • Fire, flowers, and dinosaurs
  • Fire and the coming of the modern world
  • Prometheus
  • The future of fire.

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