Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Ecological Status of Fire in Tropical American Lowlands
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Ecological Status of Fire in Tropical American Lowlands
Author: Gerardo BudowskiPublisher:
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Category : Costa Rica
Languages : en
Pages : 11
Book Description
Fire in the Tropical Biota
Author: Johann G. GoldammerPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642753957
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 515
Book Description
In 1977, the Volkswagen Foundation sponsored the first of a series of International Symposia on Fire Ecology at Freiburg University, Federal Republic of Germany. The scope of the congresses was to create a platform for researchers at a time when the science of fire ecology was not yet recognized and established outside of North America and Australia. Whereas comprehensive information on the fire ecology of the northern boreal, the temperate, and the mediter ranean biotas is meanwhile available, it was recognized that conside rable gaps in information exist on the role of fire in tropical und sub tropical ecosystems. Thus it seemed timely to meet the growing scientific interest and public demand for reliable and updated infor mation and to synthesize the available knowledge of tropical fire ecology and the impact of tropical biomass burning on global eco system processes. The Third Symposium on Fire Ecology, again sponsored by the Volkswagen Foundation and held at Freiburg University in May 1989, was convened to prepare this first pantropical and multidisci plinary monograph on fire ecology!. The book, in which 46 scientists cooperated, analyzes those fire-related ecosystem processes which have not yet been described in a synoptic way. Following the editor's concept, duplication at previous efforts in describing tropical vegeta tion patterns and dynamics was avoided. Extensive bibliographical sources are given in the reference lists of the chapters.
Fire in tropical american lowland areas.
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Bib. Orton IICA / CATIE
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
Fire in Tropical Forests and Grasslands
Author: Robert B. BatchelderPublisher:
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Category : Fire ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Tropical Fire Ecology
Author: Mark CochranePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540773819
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 696
Book Description
The tropics are home to most of the world’s biodiversity and are currently the frontier for human settlement. Tropical ecosystems are being converted to agricultural and other land uses at unprecedented rates. Land conversion and maintenance almost always rely on fire and, because of this, fire is now more prevalent in the tropics than anywhere else on Earth. Despite pervasive fire, human settlement and threatened biodiversity, there is little comprehensive information available on fire and its effects in tropical ecosystems. Tropical deforestation, especially in rainforests, has been widely documented for many years. Forests are cut down and allowed to dry before being burned to remove biomass and release nutrients to grow crops. However, fires do not always stop at the borders of cleared forests. Tremendously damaging fires are increasingly spreading into forests that were never evolutionarily prepared for wild fires. The largest fires on the planet in recent decades have occurred in tropical forests and burned millions of hectares in several countries. The numerous ecosystems of the tropics have differing levels of fire resistance, resilience or dependence. At present, there is little appreciation of the seriousness of the wild fire situation in tropical rainforests but there is even less understanding of the role that fire plays in the ecology of many fire adapted tropical ecosystems, such as savannas, grasslands and other forest types.
Spreading Like Wildfire
Author: Mark A. CochranePublisher:
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Category : Forest fires
Languages : en
Pages : 110
Book Description
This document provides an overview of the forest fire situation in Latin America and the Caribbean and the impact that they have had on the region and its population over the past few years. It examines the causes, effects and implications of fires and links them to fire management tools available to policy makers.
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