The Ecology of Fire
Part of Cambridge Studies in Ecology
- Author: Robert J. Whelan, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
- Date Published: August 1995
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521338141
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Wildfires kill many animals, but are populations of animals affected? How do animals survive the passage of fire? Why do some tree species survive and others die in a fire? Do frequent fires cause changes in plant community composition? Answering questions such as these requires an understanding of the ecological effects of fire. Aimed at senior undergraduate students, researchers, foresters and other land managers, Dr Whelan's book examines the changes wrought by fires with reference to general ecological theory. The impacts of fires on individual organisms, populations and communities are examined separately, and emphasis is placed on the importance of fire regime. Each chapter includes a listing of 'outstanding questions' that identify gaps in current knowledge. The book finishes by summarising the major aspects of ecology that are of particular relevance to management of fires - both protection against wildfires and deliberate use of fire.
Read more- Covers effects on individual plants and animal species and populations and communities
- Discusses fire control and its management use
- Other books cover regional treatment of fire, not general ecology of fire like this book does
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'The book provides a thorough analysis of the ecology of fire, illustrating principles from a wide range of fire-affected habitats.' Peter D. Moore, Nature
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- Date Published: August 1995
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9780521338141
- length: 360 pages
- dimensions: 228 x 153 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.49kg
- contains: 129 b/w illus. 25 tables
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
1. Fire ecology - an introduction
2. Fire - the phenomenon
3. Survival of individual organisms
4. Approaches to population studies
5. Plant populations
6. Animal populations
7. Community responses to fire
8. Fire and management
References
Index.
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