Fire and Vegetation Dynamics
Subtitle: Studies from the North American Boreal Forest (Cambridge Studies in Ecology)
Edition: Rep Sub edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 13, 1996
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780521349437
Subjects: Plant ecology; Science/Mathematics; Forest Fires; Regional Planning (General); Science; Environmental Studies; Life Sciences - Biology - General; Life Sciences - Ecology - Forest Ecology; Science / Ecology; Science : Life Sciences - Biology - General; Taiga ecology--North America; Taiga ecology--North America Taiga ecology--N
First sentence: Fire behavior in the boreal forest (figure 1.1) has at least four characteristics which are important in understanding the dynamics of its populations: crown fires, the size of the area burnt, the frequency with which areas burn, and the amount of the forest floor which is ashed.