Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems: Ecology, Evolution and Management
ISBN: 9780521824910 | 0521824915
Edition: 1stFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date: 1/31/2012
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Explores the role of fire in Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, providing unique insights into the assembly and evolutionary convergence of ecosystems.
Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in shaping Earth's ecosystems. Analyzing these geographically separate but ecologically convergent ecosystems provides key tools for understanding fire regime diversity and its role in t... MORE
Exploring the role of fire in each of the five Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, this book offers a unique view of the evolution of fire-adapted traits and the role of fire in shaping Earth's ecosystems. Analyzing these geographically separate but ecologically convergent ecosystems provides key tools for understanding fire regime diversity and its role in t... MORE
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Mediterranean-type Climate Ecosystems and Fire | p. 3 |
| Fire and the Fire Regime Framework | p. 30 |
| Fire-related Plant Traits | p. 58 |
| Regional Patterns | p. 81 |
| Fire in the Mediterranean Basin | p. 83 |
| Fire in California | p. 113 |
| Fire in Chile | p. 150 |
| Fire in the Cape Region of South Africa | p. 168 |
| Fire in Sou... MORE | p. 201 |
| Comparative Ecology, Evolution and Management | p. 231 |
| Fire-adaptive Trait Evolution | p. 233 |
| Fire and the Origins of Mediterranean-type Vegetation | p. 275 |
| Plant Diversity and Fire | p. 310 |
| Alien Species and Fire | p. 330 |
| Fire Management of Mediterranean Landscapes | p. 349 |
| Climate, Fire and Geology in the Convergence of Mediterranean-type Climate Ecosystems | p. 388 |
| References | p. 398 |
| Index | p. 498 |
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