Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent

, by Edited by Ross A. Bradstock , Jann E. Williams , Malcolm A. Gill

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ISBN: 9780521125314 | 0521125316
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 12/17/2009

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This book provides a synthesis of the current knowledge in this area and its application to contemporary land management. A key topic is the exploration of the concept of the fire regime, the cumulative pattern of fires and their individual characteristics of fire type, frequency, intensity, and season, and its interactions with biodiversity. The volume includes contributions by thirty two leading experts covering a broad sweep of topics.

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Preface
Past and Future
A history of fire in Australia
Importance of a changing climate for fire regimes in Australia
Fire Regimes and Life Histories
Fire properties and burn patterns in heterogeneous landscapes
Fire regimes in landscapes: models and realities
Critical life cycles of plants and animals - developing a process-based understanding of population changes in fire-prone landscapes
Spatial variability in fire regimes: its effects on recent and past vegetation
Ecosystems: Grasslands
Fire regimes in the Spinifex landscapes of Australia
The role of fire regimes in temperate lowland grasslands of south-eastern Australia
Ecosystems: Shrublands
Fire regimes in Australian heathlands and their effects on plants and animals
Fires regimes and biodiversity in semi-arid mallee ecosystems
Fire regimes in Acacia wooded landscapes: effects on functional processes and biodiversity
Ecosystems: Woodlands
Fire regimes and biodiversity in the savannahs of northern Australia
Fire regimes and their effects in Australian temperate woodlands
Ecosystems: Forests
Fire regimes and fire management of rainforest communities across northern Australia
Fire regimes and biodiversity of forested landscapes of southern Australia
Applications
Fire regimes in semi-arid and tropical pastoral lands: managing biological diversity and ecosystem function
Fire management and biodiversity conservation - key approaches and principles
Conclusions
Fire regimes and biodiversity: legacy and vision
Index
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Flammable Australia: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent

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