Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications
Robert E. Keane
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Description for Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications
Hardback. Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Application Num Pages: 191 pages, 14 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PSAF; RNF; RNK; TVR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 245 x 18. Weight in Grams: 450.
A new era in wildland fuel sciences is now evolving in such a way that fire scientists and managers need a comprehensive understanding of fuels ecology and science to fully understand fire effects and behavior on diverse ecosystem and landscape characteristics. This is a reference book on wildland fuel science; a book that describes fuels and their application in land management. There has never been a comprehensive book on wildland fuels; most wildland fuel information was put into wildland fire science and management books as separate chapters and sections. This book is the first to highlight wildland fuels and treat them ... Read more
A new era in wildland fuel sciences is now evolving in such a way that fire scientists and managers need a comprehensive understanding of fuels ecology and science to fully understand fire effects and behavior on diverse ecosystem and landscape characteristics. This is a reference book on wildland fuel science; a book that describes fuels and their application in land management. There has never been a comprehensive book on wildland fuels; most wildland fuel information was put into wildland fire science and management books as separate chapters and sections. This book is the first to highlight wildland fuels and treat them ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
445g
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319090146
SKU
V9783319090146
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Robert E. Keane
Robert E. Keane is a Research Ecologist with the USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory.
Reviews for Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications
“Keane (USDA Forest Service) covers the whats and whys of fuels—the biomass consumed by wildland fire. … The clear, comprehensive text is liberally illustrated with line drawings and photos, tables, and charts. Destined to be a classic. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates and above.” (E. J. Delaney, Choice, Vol. 52 (10), June, 2015)