Fire science : from chemistry to landscape management

Fire science : from chemistry to landscape management / Francisco Castro Rego, Penelope Morgan, Paulo Fernandes, Chad Hoffman.

This textbook provides students and academics with a conceptual understanding of fire behavior and fire effects on people and ecosystems to support effective integrated fire management. Through case studies, interactive spreadsheets programmed with equations and graphics, and clear explanations, the...

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Main Authors: Rego, Francisco Castro (Author), Morgan, Penny, 1946- (Author), Fernandes, Paulo (Author), Hoffman, Chad (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer, [2021]
Series:Springer textbooks in earth sciences, geography and environment.
Subjects:
Fire.
Fire ecology.
Fire management.
Fire
Fire ecology
Fire management
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Part I: Introduction
  • Part II: Combustion and Heat transfer processes
  • Chapter 1: Ignition: Chemical Conditions
  • Chapter 2: Chemical Processes: From Fuel to Smoke
  • Chapter 3: Heat Production.-Chapter 4: Heat for pre-ignition and flames.-Chapter 5: Heat transfer.-Part III: Vegetation fuels, fire behavior and effects.-Chapter 6: Fuels and fire behavior description.-Chapter 7: Fire Propagation.-Chapter 8: Extreme Fire Behavior
  • Chapter 9: Fire Effects on Plants, Soils and Animals.-Chapter 10: Fire and people
  • Part IV: Managing fuels, fires and landscapes
  • Chapter 11: Fuel dynamics and management.-Chapter 12: Fire regimes, landscape dynamics and landscape management.-Chapter 13: Integrated Fire Management
  • Chapter 14: Futuring: Trends in Fire Science and Management.

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