Fire in California's Ecosystems

Fire is both an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments as they encroach on wildlands. Written by many of the foremost authorities on the subject, this comprehensive volume, an ideal text and authoritative reference tool, is the first to synthesize our knowledge of the science, ecology, and management of fire in California. Part I introduces the basics of fire ecology. It includes an historical overview of fire, vegetation, and climate in California; overviews of 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 both Native American and post-European settlement; discusses current issues related to fire policy and management, including air quality, watershed management, invasive plant species, native species, and fuel management; and considers the future of fire management.

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Title of ebook: Fire in California's Ecosystems
ISBN: 9780520932272
parent-ISBN: 9780520246058
Publisher: University of California Press
Internet download file size: 10469 kb
Published: 11-2006
Released online for download: 11-29-2006
Editor: Sugihara, Neil G.

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LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS.......................................................................................................................................................1 FOREWORD James K. Agee PREFACE 1. Fire and California Vegetation Neil G. Sugihara and Michael G. Barbour.................................................................................................1 PART I Introduction to Fire Ecology 2. California Climate and Fire Weather Richard A. Minnich.................................................................................................................13 3. Fire as a Physical Process Jan W. van Wagtendonk.......................................................................................................................38 4. Fire as an Ecological Process Neil G. Sugihara, Jan W. van Wagtendonk, and JoAnn Fites-Kaufman.........................................................................58 5. Fire and Physical Environment Interactions: Soil, Water, and Air Peter M. Wohlgemuth, Ken Hubbert, and Michael J. Arbaugh..............................................75 6. Fire and Plant Interactions JoAnn Fites-Kaufm ... read full excerpt from Fire in California's Ecosystems ebook

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