Donald McKenzie,
Carol Miller,
Donald A. Falk
Springer Netherlands
2011e druk, 2013
9789400734814
The Landscape Ecology of Fire
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Paperback, 312 blz.
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Engels
Springer Netherlands |
2011e druk, 2013
ISBN13: 9789400734814
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Onderdeel van serie
Ecological Studies
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world. What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes? Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately assess these effects? We explore the possible effects of altered fire regimes on landscape patch dynamics, dominant species (tree, shrub, or herbaceous) and succession, sensitive and invasive plant and animal species and communities, and ecosystem function. Ultimately, we must consider the human dimension: what are the policy and management implications of increased fire disturbance, and what are the implications for human communities?
Specificaties
ISBN13:9789400734814
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Aantal pagina's:312
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:2011
Serie:Ecological Studies
Inhoudsopgave
<p>PART I: CONCEPTS AND THEORY</p><p>1. Toward a Theory of Landscape Fire </p><p>Donald McKenzie, Carol Miller, and Donald A. Falk</p><p> </p><p>2. Scaling Laws and Complexity in Fire Regimes </p><p>Donald McKenzie and Maureen Kennedy</p><p> </p><p>3. Native Fire Regimes and Landscape Resilience </p><p>Max A. Moritz, Paul F. Hessburg, and Nicholas A. Povak</p><p> </p><p>PART II: CLIMATE CONTEXT</p><p>4. Climate and Spatial Patterns of Wildfire in North America</p><p>Ze’ev Gedalof</p><p> </p><p>5. Climatic Water Balance and Regional Fire Years in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Linking Regional Climate and Fire at Landscape Scales</p><p>Jeremy S. Littell and Richard B. Gwozdz</p><p> </p><p>PART III: LANDSCAPE FIRE DYNAMICS AND INTERACTIONS </p><p>6. Pyrogeography and Biogeochemical Resilience </p><p>Erica A.H. Smithwick</p><p> </p><p>7. Reconstructing Landscape Pattern of Historical Fires and Fire Regimes</p><p>Tyson Swetnam, Donald A. Falk, Amy E. Hessl, and Calvin Farris</p><p> </p><p>8. Fire and Invasive Plants on California Landscapes </p><p>Jon E. Keeley, Janet Franklin, and Carla D’Antonio</p><p> </p><p>9. Modeling Landscape Fire and Wildlife Habitat</p><p>Samuel A. Cushman, Tzeidle N. Wasserman, and Kevin McGarigal </p><p> </p><p>PART IV: LANDSCAPE FIRE MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND RESEARCH IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE</p><p>10. Managing and Adapting to Changing Fire Regimes in a Warmer Climate </p><p>David L. Peterson, Jessica E. Halofsky, and Morris C. Johnson </p><p> </p><p>11. Wilderness Fire Management in a Changing Environment </p><p>Carol Miller, John Abatzoglou, Timothy Brown, and Alexandra Syphard </p><p> </p><p>12. Synthesis: Landscape Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes </p><p>Donald McKenzie, Carol Miller, and Donald A. Falk</p><p> </p>