The Role of fire in Mediterranean-type ecosystems /

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Imprint:New York : Springer-Verlag, 1994.
Description:xiii, 201 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Ecological studies. v. 107
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1682655
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Other authors / contributors:Moreno, JoseĢ Manuel
Oechel, W. C.
ISBN:0387942157 (New York : acid-free paper)
3540942157 (Berlin : acid-free paper) : DM158.00
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of 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.