| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 550 pages) |
| Contents |
Foreword / James K. Agee -- Preface -- Introduction : Fire and California vegetation / Neil G. Sugihara, Todd Keeler-Wolf, and Michael G. Barbour -- California fire climate / Richard A. Minnich -- Fire weather principals / Brenda L. Belongia and Richard A. Minnich -- Fire as a physical process / Jan W. van Wagtendonk -- Fire as an ecological process / Neil G. Sugihara, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, and Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman -- Characterizing fire regimes / Brandon M. Collins, Jay D. Miller, Jeffrey M. Kane, Danny L. Fry, and Andrea E. Thode -- Fire and physical environment interactions : soil, water, and air / Peter M. Wohlgemuth, Ken R. Hubbert, Trent Proctor, and Suraj Ahuja -- Fire and plant interactions / Amy G. Merrill, Andrea E. Thode, Alexandra M. Weill, Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman, Anne F. Bradley, and Tadashi Moody -- Fire and animal interactions / Kevin E. Shaffer, Shaula J. Hedwall, and William F. Laudenslayer, Jr. -- North Coast Bioregion / Scott L. Stephens, Jeffrey M. Kane, and John D. Stuart -- Klamath Mountain Bioregion / Carl N. Skinner, Alan H. Taylor, James K. Agee, Christy E. Briles, and Cathy L. Whitlock -- Southern Cascades Bioregion / Carl N. Skinner and Alan H. Taylor -- Northeastern Plateaus Bioregion / Gregg M. Riegel, Richard F. Miller, Carl N. Skinner, Sydney E. Smith, Calvin A. Farris, and Kyle E. Merriam -- Sierra Nevada Bioregion / Jan W. van Wagtendonk, Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman, Hugh D. Safford, Malcolm P. North, and Brandon M. Collins -- Central Valley Bioregion / Robin Wills -- Central Coast Bioregion / Mark I. Borchert and Frank W. Davis -- South Coast Bioregion / Jon E. Keeley and Alexandrea D. Syphard -- Southeastern Deserts Bioregion / Matthew L. Brooks, Richard A. Minnich, and John R. Matchett -- The use of fire by Native Americans in California / M. Kat Anderson -- Fire management and policy since European settlement / Scott L. Stephens and Neil G. Sugihara -- Fire and fuel management / Scott L. Stephens, Sue J. Husari, H. Tom Nichols, Neil G. Sugihara, and Brandon M. Collins -- Fire, watershed resources, and aquatic ecosystems / Jan L. Beyers, Andrea E. Thode, Jeffrey L. Kershner, Ken Roby, and Lynn M. Decker -- Fire, air quality, and greenhouse gases / Suraj Ahuja and Trent Proctor -- Fire and invasive plants / Robert C. Klinger, Matthew L. Brooks, and John M. Randall -- Fire and at-risk species / Kevin E. Shaffer and Shaula J. Hedwall -- Fire and climate change / Christina M. Restaino and Huge G. Safford -- Social dynamics of wildland fire in California / Sara M. McCaffrey, Guy L. Duffner, and Lynn M. Decker -- The future of fire in California's ecosystems / Neil G. Sugihara, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, Scott L. Stephens, Kevin E. Shaffer, Andrea E. Thode, and Jo Ann Fites-Kaufman |
| Summary |
"Fire in California's Ecosystems describes fire in detail both as an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments. Written by many of the foremost authorities on the subject, this comprehensive volume, an ideal text and authoritative reference tool, is the foremost synthesis of knowledge on the science, ecology, and management of fire in California. Part I introduces the basics of fire ecology, including overviews of historical fire, vegetation, weather, climate, fire as a physical and ecological process, and reviews the interactions between fire and the physical, plant, and animal components of the environment. Part II explores the history and ecology of fire in each of California's nine bioregions. Part III examines fire management in California, including Native American and post-European settlement, current issues related to fire policy such climate change, air quality, watershed management, invasive plant species, native species, and fuel management, and considers the future of fire management. This edition includes critical scientific and management updates and two new chapters on climate change"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 23, 2018) |
| Subject |
Fire ecology -- California
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Fire management -- California
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NATURE -- Ecology.
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NATURE -- Ecosystems & Habitats -- Wilderness.
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SCIENCE -- Environmental Science.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
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Fire ecology
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Fire management
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California
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
van Wagtendonk, Jan W., 1940- editor.
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Sugihara, Neil G., editor.
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Stephens, Scott L., 1961- editor.
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Thode, Andrea E., editor.
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Shaffer, Kevin E., editor.
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Fites-Kaufman, JoAnn, editor.
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| LC no. |
2017048227 |
| ISBN |
9780520961913 |
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0520961919 |
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