Umfang:
Online-Ressource
,
v.: digital
Ausgabe:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Springer-11642 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Ausgabe:
Springer eBook Collection. Biomedical and Life Sciences
ISBN:
9780387215150
Serie:
Ecological Studies, Analysis and Synthesis 169
Inhalt:
Burning Issues in Savanna Ecology and Management -- Kapalga and the Fire Experiment -- Fire Behavior -- Fuel Dynamics, Nutrients, and Atmospheric Chemistry -- Streams -- Vegetation -- Terrestrial Insects -- Terrestrial Vertebrates -- Synthesis: Fire Ecology and Adaptive Conservation Management.
Inhalt:
CSIRO's ten-year research program featuring the landscape-scale Kapalga fire experiment in Australia has provided a wealth of knowledge about savanna ecosystems and the critical but poorly understood role of fire. The frequent low-intensity fires examined in this volume characterize fire in the tropics and are a dominant force in shaping the structure and function of tropical ecosystems. Contributors discuss fire in relation to catchment dynamics, landscape ecology, biodiversity, and ecosystem management. Among the management issues addressed are carbon emissions, erosion and nutrient depletion, habitat management, biodiversity conservation, monitoring, and traditional Aboriginal burning practices. This book will be valuable to tropical ecologists, fire ecologists, and fire managers throughout the world, whether they are interested in plants, animals, soils, or in the landscape as a whole.
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""1. Burning Issues in Savanna Ecology and Management""; ""2. Kapalga and the Fire Experiment""; ""3. Fire Behavior""; ""4. Fuel Dynamics, Nutrients, and Atmospheric Chemistry""; ""5. Streams""; ""6. Vegetation""; ""7. Terrestrial Insects""; ""8. Terrestrial Vertebrates""; ""9. Synthesis: Fire Ecology and Adaptive Conservation Management""; ""References""; ""Index""
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780387002910
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Fire in Tropical Savannas : The Kapalga Experiment
Sprache:
Englisch
Schlagwort(e):
Kakadu National Park
;
Feuerökologie
;
Australien
;
Kakadu National Park
;
Savanne
;
Feuerökologie
;
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