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Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management
Harold Biswell
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Description for Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management
Paperback. This study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. First published in 1989, this edition includes a new foreword. Num Pages: 274 pages, 74 b/w photgraphs, 14 line drawings, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNF; RNKH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454. An excellent, clean copy
Harold Biswell's decades of research and field experience were a major factor in developing policies of controlled or prescribed burning, which mimics or reintroduces the natural fire cycle. This comprehensive study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. Available for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by James Agee, this book places Biswell's study--and his legacy--in the context of recent developments in the field.
Harold Biswell's decades of research and field experience were a major factor in developing policies of controlled or prescribed burning, which mimics or reintroduces the natural fire cycle. This comprehensive study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. Available for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by James Agee, this book places Biswell's study--and his legacy--in the context of recent developments in the field.
Product Details
Condition
Used, Like New
Publisher
University of California Press Berkeley
Number of pages
274
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Number of Pages
274
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520219458
SKU
KRS0018204
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Ref
99-1
About Harold Biswell
Harold Biswell, who died in 1992, was Professor Emeritus of Forestry and Resource Management at the University of California, Berkeley. He received many honors for his distinguished leadership in his field and authored nearly 170 scientific and popular articles. James Agee is Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Washington.
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