Flammable Australia Fire Regimes Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World: Fire Regimes, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Flammable Australia Fire Regimes Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World: Fire Regimes, Biodiversity and Ecosystems in a Changing World
By (Author) Ross A Bradstock
Edited by A Malcolm Gill
Edited by Richard J Williams
CSIRO Publishing
CSIRO Publishing
1st February 2012
Australia
Classifications
Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Sustainable agriculture
Ecological science, the Biosphere
Biodiversity / Ecosystems
Sustainability
Applied ecology
History of science
Environmental management
577.240994
Physical Properties
Paperback
344
Width 170mm, Height 245mm, Spine 20mm
568g
Description
In this book leading researchers in fire ecology and management discuss how fire regimes have shaped and will continue to shape the distribution and abundance of Australia's highly diverse plants and animals. Central to this is the exploration of the concept of the fire regime the cumulative pattern of fires and their individual characteristics (fire type, frequency, intensity season) and how variation in regime components affects landscapes and their constituent biota.
Author Bio
Ross A. Bradstock has published widely on fire ecology and fire management and has been influential in the development of fire policy in Australia. A. Malcolm Gill retired from CSIRO after a career more than 30 years and is currently a Research Fellow at the ANU. He received an Order of Australia in 1999 for his service to the scientific research on fire. change. Richard J. Williams has researched and lectured in plant ecology for 30 years. He is currently leading research projects on fire regimes and biodiversity and fire regimes and carbon. He has co-edited two books.
