Ebook: The Landscape Ecology of Fire
- Tags: Landscape Ecology, Theoretical Ecology/Statistics, Climate Change, Geoecology/Natural Processes, Terrestial Ecology
- Series: Ecological Studies
- Year: 2011
- Publisher: Springer Netherlands
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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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?
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?
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?
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Toward a Theory of Landscape Fire....Pages 3-25
Scaling Laws and Complexity in Fire Regimes....Pages 27-49
Native Fire Regimes and Landscape Resilience....Pages 51-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Climate and Spatial Patterns of Wildfire in North America....Pages 89-115
Climatic Water Balance and Regional Fire Years in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Linking Regional Climate and Fire at Landscape Scales....Pages 117-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Pyrogeography and Biogeochemical Resilience....Pages 143-163
Reconstructing Landscape Pattern of Historical Fires and Fire Regimes....Pages 165-192
Fire and Invasive Plants on California Landscapes....Pages 193-221
Modeling Landscape Fire and Wildlife Habitat....Pages 223-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Managing and Adapting to Changing Fire Regimes in a Warmer Climate....Pages 249-267
Wilderness Fire Management in a Changing Environment....Pages 269-294
Synthesis: Landscape Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes....Pages 295-303
Back Matter....Pages 305-312
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?
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Toward a Theory of Landscape Fire....Pages 3-25
Scaling Laws and Complexity in Fire Regimes....Pages 27-49
Native Fire Regimes and Landscape Resilience....Pages 51-86
Front Matter....Pages 87-87
Climate and Spatial Patterns of Wildfire in North America....Pages 89-115
Climatic Water Balance and Regional Fire Years in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Linking Regional Climate and Fire at Landscape Scales....Pages 117-139
Front Matter....Pages 141-141
Pyrogeography and Biogeochemical Resilience....Pages 143-163
Reconstructing Landscape Pattern of Historical Fires and Fire Regimes....Pages 165-192
Fire and Invasive Plants on California Landscapes....Pages 193-221
Modeling Landscape Fire and Wildlife Habitat....Pages 223-245
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Managing and Adapting to Changing Fire Regimes in a Warmer Climate....Pages 249-267
Wilderness Fire Management in a Changing Environment....Pages 269-294
Synthesis: Landscape Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes....Pages 295-303
Back Matter....Pages 305-312
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