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Author Adams, Mark A. (Mark Andrew)

Title Burning issues : sustainability and management of Australia's southern forests / by Mark Adams and Peter Attiwill
Published Collingwood, Vic. : CSIRO Publishing, [2011]
©2011

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Description xi, 144 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 25 cm
Contents Introduction -- Bushfires in Australia -- The nature of fire -- Ecology, fire and the Australian biota -- Fire and ecological processes -- Fire and climate change -- Fighting fire with fire: I. Why fuel-reduction burning? Does it achieve its aims? -- Fighting fire with fire: II. Fuel-reduction burning and diversity -- Concluding comments: fuel reduction is essential for effective fire management in Australia
Notes Logos of CSIRO Publishing and Bushfire CRC at foot of title page
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-140) and index
Notes Also available in an electronic version via the Internet
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Subject Forest fires -- Australia, Southern -- Prevention
Forest ecology -- Australia, Southern
Sustainable development -- Australia, Southern
Author Attiwill, P. M. (Peter Muecke)
Bushfire CRC (Australia)
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
ISBN 9780643094437 (paperback)