Research Catalog

Title

The Role of fire in Mediterranean-type ecosystems / [edited by] Jose M. Moreno, Walter C. Oechel.

Publication

New York : Springer-Verlag, 1994.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Moreno, José Manuel.
• Oechel, W. C.

Description

xiii, 201 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 25 cm.

Summary

• Fire is a significant ecological factor affecting Mediterranean-type ecosystems. Understanding how fire affects ecosystem structure and functioning is critical for designing appropriate management policies that would minimize the negative impacts of fire.
• The book addresses the role of fire, how it can affect indigenous plants animals, soils, and landscapes, and how it can be used for conservation of ecosystems and landscapes.
• Subjects include plant community dynamics after fire, the response of Chilean matorral shrubs to fire the interaction between fire intensity and plant response after fire, fire and vertebrate herbivory and animal dynamics, the effect of fire soils, fire and hydrology, spatial simulation of fires, fire management and the role of fire in ecosystem and landscape conservation.
• The Role of Fire in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems will be of interest to all ecologists working in Mediterranean-type environments, ecologists generally, as well as land managers and policy makers involved in fire management.

Series Statement

Ecological studies ; v. 107

Uniform Title

Ecological studies ; v. 107.

Subject

• Fire ecology
• Mediterranean climate
• Plants > Effect of fires on

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• 1. Postfire Plant Community Dynamics in the Mediterranean Basin / Louis Trabaud -- 2. Are the Responses of Matorral Shrubs Different from Those in an Ecosystem with a Reputed Fire History? / Eduardo R. Fuentes, Alejandro M. Segura and Milena Holmgren -- 3. Fire Intensity as a Determinant Factor of Postfire Plant Recovery in Southern California Chaparral / Jose M. Moreno and Walter C. Oechel -- 4. Animals, Fire, and Vertebrate Herbivory in Californian Chaparral and Other Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems / Ronald D. Quinn -- 5. The Effects of Fire on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils in Mediterranean-Climate Shrublands / Normal L. Christensen -- 6. Fire and Water Yield: A Survey and Predictions for Global Change / Serge Rambal -- 7. Spatial Simulation of Fire Regime in Mediterranean-Climate Landscapes / Frank W. Davis and David A. Burrows -- 8. Perspectives on Fire Management in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Southern California / Philip J. Riggan, Scott E. Franklin, James A. Brass and Fred E. Brooks.
• 9. The Role of Fire and Its Management in the Conservation of Mediterranean Ecosystems and Landscapes / Zev Naveh.

ISBN

• 0387942157 (New York : acid-free paper)
• 3540942157 (Berlin : acid-free paper) :

LCCN

93042622

OCLC

• 29429841
• ocm29429841

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries