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Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas
. Ed(S): Veblen, Thomas T.; Baker, W.L.; Montenegro, Gloria; Swetnam, T.W.
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Hardback. Brings together research conducted in western North and South America on the influence of people and climate change on fire regimes. This volume gives a synthetic overview of methods, data and simulation models for evaluating fire regime processes in forests, shrublands and woodlands. It also assembles case studies of fire, climate and others. Editor(s): Veblen, Thomas T.; Baker, W.L.; Montenegro, Gloria; Swetnam, T.W. Series: Ecological Studies. Num Pages: 464 pages, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; 1KL; HBTP; PSAF; RBP; RP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 829.
Both fire and climatic variability have monumental impacts on the dynamics of temperate ecosystems. These impacts can sometimes be extreme or devastating as seen in recent El Nino/La Nina cycles and in uncontrolled fire occurrences. This volume brings together research conducted in western North and South America, areas of a great deal of collaborative work on the influence of people and climate change on fire regimes. In order to give perspective to patterns of change over time, it emphasizes the integration of paleoecological studies with studies of modern ecosystems. Data from a range of spatial scales, from individual plants to ... Read more
Both fire and climatic variability have monumental impacts on the dynamics of temperate ecosystems. These impacts can sometimes be extreme or devastating as seen in recent El Nino/La Nina cycles and in uncontrolled fire occurrences. This volume brings together research conducted in western North and South America, areas of a great deal of collaborative work on the influence of people and climate change on fire regimes. In order to give perspective to patterns of change over time, it emphasizes the integration of paleoecological studies with studies of modern ecosystems. Data from a range of spatial scales, from individual plants to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Series
Ecological Studies
Number of Pages
446
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9780387954554
SKU
V9780387954554
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Reviews for Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas
Praise for Veblen, T.T.; Baker, W.L.; Montenegro, G.; Swetnam, T.W's Fire and Climatic Change in Temperate Ecosystems of the Western Americas. ANNALS of the Association of American Geographers "The volume will provide an array of readers with an important factual and theoretical reference for better understanding the varied cultural and environmental aspects of fire. We can ... Read more