Plant-fire interactions : applying ecophysiology to wildfire management

Plant-fire interactions : applying ecophysiology to wildfire management / Víctor Resco de Dios.

This book provides a unique exploration of the inter-relationships between the science of plant environmental responses and the understanding and management of forest fires. It bridges the gap between plant ecologists, interested in the functional and evolutionary consequences of fire in ecosystems,...

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Main Author: Resco de Dios, Víctor (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Series:Managing forest ecosystems ; v. 36.
Subjects:
Forest management.
Wildfires > Prevention and control.
Forest management
Wildfires > Prevention and control
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Forest Fires as a Global Phenomenon
  • 2. Fire as an Earth System Process
  • 3. Evolution of the Mediterranean Flora in a Flammable Plant
  • 4. Fire Regimes across Space
  • Section 2: Organismal and Ecosystem Responses to Forest Fires
  • 5. Effects of Forest Fires on Soil Processes and Organisms
  • 6. Plant Traits and Forest Fires
  • 7. Forest Succession, Alternative States and Fire-Vegetation Feedbacks
  • Section 3: The Physiology of Forest Fuels
  • 8. Plant Carbon Economies and the Dynamics of Forest Fuels
  • 9. Environmental Plant Responses and Forest Fire Risk
  • 10. Plant Survival after Fire
  • Section 4: Fire Behaviour and Management
  • 11. Ecological Impacts of Anthropogenic Fire
  • 12. Fire Propagation
  • 13. Forest Planning and Fire Risk Reduction
  • 14. Post-Fire Management
  • Section 5: Forest Fires and Global Change
  • 15. Forest Fires and Global Change.

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