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Flammable Australia : The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent by Jann E. Williams (2001, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521805910
ISBN-139780521805919
eBay Product ID (ePID)1925488
Product Key Features
Number of Pages472 Pages
Publication NameFlammable Australia : the Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLife Sciences / Biological Diversity, Ecology
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorJann E. Williams
Subject AreaNature, Science
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight44.3 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2001-025479
Dewey Edition21
Reviews'... this book will become an invaluable reference for the current and next generation of scholars and practitioners with a stake in understanding and managing the world's most fire-prone continent.' Journal of Biogeography, "I recommend this book to both fire researchers and managers for state of the art concepts in fire ecology and management. Many sections of this book are important reading for those interested in fire processes, biota responses, and landscape management involving fire." Natural Areas Journal, Review of the hardback: '… this book will become an invaluable reference for the current and next generation of scholars and practitioners with a stake in understanding and managing the world's most fire-prone continent.' Journal of Biogeography, Review of the hardback: '... this book will become an invaluable reference for the current and next generation of scholars and practitioners with a stake in understanding and managing the world's most fire-prone continent.' Journal of Biogeography
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal577.2
Table Of ContentPreface; Part I. Past and Future: 1. A history of fire in Australia A. Peter Kershaw, James S. Clark, A. Malcolm Gill and D. M. D'Costa; 2. Importance of a changing climate for fire regimes in Australia Geoffrey J. Cary; Part II. Fire Regimes and Life Histories: 3. Fire properties and burn patterns in heterogeneous landscapes Wendy Catchpole; 4. Fire regimes in landscapes: models and realities Michael A. McCarthy and Geoffrey J. Cary; 5. Critical life cycles of plants and animals - developing a process-based understanding of population changes in fire-prone landscapes Robert J. Whelan, Louise Rodgerson, Chris R. Dickman and Elizabeth F. Sutherland; 6. Spatial variability in fire regimes: its effects on recent and past vegetation James S. Clark, A. Malcolm Gill and A. Peter Kershaw; Part III. Ecosystems: Grasslands: 7. Fire regimes in the Spinifex landscapes of Australia Grant Allan and Richard Southgate; 8. The role of fire regimes in temperate lowland grasslands of south-eastern Australia Ian D. Lunt and John W. Morgan; Part IV. Ecosystems: Shrublands: 9. Fire regimes in Australian heathlands and their effects on plants and animals David A. Keith, W. Lachie McCaw and Robert J. Whelan; 10. Fires regimes and biodiversity in semi-arid mallee ecosystems Ross A. Bradstock and Janet S. Cohn; 11. Fire regimes in Acacia wooded landscapes: effects on functional processes and biodiversity Ken C. Hodgkinson; Part V. Ecosystems: Woodlands: 12. Fire regimes and biodiversity in the savannahs of northern Australia Richard J. Williams, Anthony D. Griffiths and Grant Allan; 13. Fire regimes and their effects in Australian temperate woodlands Richard Hobbs; Part VI. Ecosystems: Forests: 14. Fire regimes and fire management of rainforest communities across northern Australia Jeremy Russell-Smith and Peter Stanton; 15. Fire regimes and biodiversity of forested landscapes of southern Australia A. Malcolm Gill and Peter C. Catling; Part VII. Applications: 16. Fire regimes in semi-arid and tropical pastoral lands: managing biological diversity and ecosystem function James C. Noble and Anthony C. Grice; 17. Fire management and biodiversity conservation - key approaches and principles David A. Keith, Jann E. Williams and John C. Z. Woinarski; Part VII. Conclusions: 18. Fire regimes and biodiversity: legacy and vision A. Malcolm Gill, Ross A. Bradstock and Jann E. Williams; Index.
SynopsisFire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and abundance of the continent's unique and highly diverse range of plants and animals. Conservation of this natural biodiversity therefore requires a good understanding of scientific processes involved in the action of fire on the landscape. This book provides a synthesis of current knowledge in this area and its application in contemporary land management. Central to the discussion is an exploration of the concept of the fire regime - the cumulative pattern of fires and their individual characteristics (fire type, frequency, intensity and season) - and its interactions with biodiversity. Contributions by thirty-two leading experts cover a broad sweep of topics, including prehistory, future climate change, fire behaviour, modelling of temporal and spatial patterns, plant and animal life-cycles, case studies of major ecosystems, and management policies and systems., Fire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and abundance of the continent's unique range of plants and animals. This book provides a plethora of knowledge of the action of fire on the landscape and its application in contemporary land management.
LC Classification NumberQH197 .F563 2002
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