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THE ROLE OF FIRE IN NORTHERN CIRCUMPOLAR ECOSYSTEMS (SCOPE 18)

by Ross W. Wein; David A. Maclean

Published by John Wiley & Sons. 1st. 1983

Very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper. A book to synthesize the available data on the ecological impact of fire in the circumpolar regions. Based on a conference held at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, Canada in October 1979. Edited by Ross W. Wein and David A. MacLean. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. xxii and 322 pages including index.

Top of spine lightly worn. Tape marks to endpapers. Small set of initials in red biro to top corner of front endpaper. Contents otherwise clean. White dustwrapper is lightly browned, lightly faded to spine, and a little scuffed to rear panel.

ISBN: 0471102229
Stock no. 1710825

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Contents

  • 1. An Overview of fire in northern ecosystems
  • SECTION I: PAST AND PRESENT FIRE FREQUENCIES
  • 2. The post-glacial fire record
  • 3. Fire Frequencies during the suppression period
  • SECTION II: PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF FIRE
  • 4. Fire behaviour in northern conifer forests and shrublands
  • 5. Fire behaviour and ecological effects in organic terrain
  • 6. Effects of fire on the permafrost ground thermal regime
  • 7. Fire and nutrient cycling
  • SECTION III: CONCEPTS OF FIRE EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIES
  • 8. Concepts of fire effects on plant individuals and species
  • 9. Post-fire succession of small-mammal and bird communities
  • SECTION IV: FIRE EFFECTS IN SELECTED VEGETATION ZONES
  • 10. The ecological role of fire in jack pine forests
  • 11. The effects of fire in black spruce ecosystems of Alaska and northern Canada
  • 12. Fire influences in Abies-dominated forests
  • 13. The role of fire in lichen-dominated tundra and forest-tundra
  • SECTION V: FIRE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
  • 14. Measure for fire prevention and peat deposits
  • 15. Fire management in wilderness areas, parks, and other nature reserves

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