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Fire in California's Ecosystems by van Wagtendonk, Jan W. (editor) is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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__Fire in California’s Ecosystems__ describes fire in detail—both as an integral natural process in the California landscape and as a growing threat to urban and suburban developments in the state. Written by many of the foremost authorities on the subject, this comprehensive volume is an ideal authoritative reference tool and the foremost synthesis of knowledge on the science, ecology, and management of fire in California. Part One introduces the basics of fire ecology, including overviews of historical fires, vegetation, climate, weather, fire as a physical and ecological process, and fire regimes, and reviews the interactions between fire and the physical, plant, and animal components of the environment. Part Two explores the history and ecology of fire in each of California's nine bioregions. Part Three examines fire management in California during Native American and post-Euro-American settlement and also current issues related to fire policy such as fuel management, watershed management, air quality, invasive plant species, at-risk species, climate change, social dynamics, and the future of fire management. This edition includes critical scientific and management updates and

Who reads Fire in California's Ecosystems?

Author

van Wagtendonk, Jan W. (editor)

Publisher

University of California Press

Published

2019

Language

EN

ISBN

9780520961913

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Management, Biology