The Landscape Ecology of Fire

Donald McKenzie, Carol Miller, Donald A. Falk (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

312 Seiten

2013
Springer (Verlag)
978-94-007-3481-4 (ISBN)

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Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world. What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes? Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately assess these effects? We explore the possible effects of altered fire regimes on landscape patch dynamics, dominant species (tree, shrub, or herbaceous) and succession, sensitive and invasive plant and animal species and communities, and ecosystem function. Ultimately, we must consider the human dimension: what are the policy and management implications of increased fire disturbance, and what are the implications for human communities?

PART I: CONCEPTS AND THEORY.- PART II: CLIMATE CONTEXT.- PART III: LANDSCAPE FIRE DYNAMICS AND INTERACTIONS.- PART IV: LANDSCAPE FIRE MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND RESEARCH IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE.

Reihe/Serie	Ecological Studies ; 213
Zusatzinfo	XX, 312 p.
Verlagsort	Dordrecht
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geologie
Schlagworte	climate change • Ecosystem resilience • Feuer • Klimawandel • Landscape fire • Top-down and bottom-up controls
ISBN-10	94-007-3481-6 / 9400734816
ISBN-13	978-94-007-3481-4 / 9789400734814
Zustand	Neuware