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The Landscape Ecology of Fire [electronic resource] / edited by Donald McKenzie, Carol Miller, Donald A. Falk.

By: McKenzie, Donald [editor.].
Contributor(s): Miller, Carol [editor.] | Falk, Donald A [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis: Publisher: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2011Description: XX, 312 p. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789400703018.Subject(s): Life sciences | Landscape ecology | Ecology | Climatic changes | Life Sciences | Landscape Ecology | Theoretical Ecology/Statistics | Climate Change | Geoecology/Natural Processes | Terrestial EcologyDDC classification: 577 Online resources: Click here to access online
Contents:
PART I: CONCEPTS AND THEORY -- PART II: CLIMATE CONTEXT -- PART III: LANDSCAPE FIRE DYNAMICS AND INTERACTIONS -- PART IV: LANDSCAPE FIRE MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND RESEARCH IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE.
In: Springer eBooksSummary: Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world.  What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes?  Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately assess these effects? We explore the possible effects of altered fire regimes on landscape patch dynamics, dominant species (tree, shrub, or herbaceous) and succession, sensitive and invasive plant and animal species and communities, and ecosystem function.  Ultimately, we must consider the human dimension: what are the policy and management implications of increased fire disturbance, and what are the implications for human communities?
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PART I: CONCEPTS AND THEORY -- PART II: CLIMATE CONTEXT -- PART III: LANDSCAPE FIRE DYNAMICS AND INTERACTIONS -- PART IV: LANDSCAPE FIRE MANAGEMENT, POLICY, AND RESEARCH IN AN ERA OF GLOBAL CHANGE.

Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world.  What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes?  Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately assess these effects? We explore the possible effects of altered fire regimes on landscape patch dynamics, dominant species (tree, shrub, or herbaceous) and succession, sensitive and invasive plant and animal species and communities, and ecosystem function.  Ultimately, we must consider the human dimension: what are the policy and management implications of increased fire disturbance, and what are the implications for human communities?

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