Jon E. Keeley, William J. Bond, Ross A. Bradstock

Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems

Ecology, Evolution and Management

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Explores the role of fire in Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems, providing unique insights into the assembly and evolutionary convergence of ecosystems.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 522
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juni 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1072g
• ISBN-13: 9780521824910
• ISBN-10: 0521824915
• Artikelnr.: 33689992

Autorenporträt

Jon E. Keeley is a research scientist with the US Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Sequoia-Kings Canyon Field Station in Three Rivers, California and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introduction: 1. Mediterranean-type climate (MTC) ecosystems and fire
2. Fire and the fire regime framework
3. Fire related plant traits
Part II. Regional Patterns: 4. Fire in the Mediterranean basin
5. Fire in California
6. Fire in Chile
7. Fire in the Cape region of South Africa
8. Fire in southern Australia
Part III. Comparative Ecology, Evolution and Management: 9. Fire-adaptive trait evolution
10. Fire and the origins of Mediterranean-type vegetation
11. Plant diversity and fire
12. Alien species and fire
13. Fire management of Mediterranean landscapes
14. Climate, fire and geology in the convergence of Mediterranean-type climate ecosystems
References
Index.