Mountain ash : fire, logging and the future of Victoria's giant forests /

"Mountain Ash draws together exciting new findings on the effects of fire and on post-fire ecological dynamics following the 2009 wildfires in the Mountain Ash forests of the Central Highlands of Victoria. The book integrates data on forests, carbon, fire dynamics and other factors, building on...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Lindenmayer, David (Author), Blair, David P. (Author), McBurney, Lachlan (Author), Banks, Sam C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Clayton, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, 2015.
Subjects:
Eucalyptus regnans > Australia > Victoria.
Eucalyptus regnans > Effect of fires on > Australia > Victoria.
Forest fires > Environmental aspects > Australia > Victoria.
Logging > Australia > Victoria.
Eucalyptus regnans > Australie > Victoria.
Eucalyptus regnans > Effets des incendies sur > Australie > Victoria.
Forêts > Exploitation > Australie > Victoria.
NATURE > Plants > General.
Eucalyptus regnans
Forest fires > Environmental aspects
Logging
Victoria
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. General introduction
  • 2. The 2009 Black Saturday fires
  • 3. The forest and its plants
  • 4. Large old trees and the 2009 fires
  • 5. Carbon stocks
  • 6. The response of possums and gliders to fire
  • 7. Small terrestrial mammals
  • 8. The response of birds to fire
  • 9. The response of invertebrates to fire
  • 10. Managing a post-fire forest landscape
  • 11. The future.

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