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Fire and Vegetation Dynamics: Studies from the North American Boreal Forest

By Edward A. Johnson

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0521341515, 9780521341516
LCC
QK110 .J64 1992
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3474925 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Studies in Ecology
Pages
144\143
Topic
Education
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This book assembles the relevant studies of fire intensity, rate of spread, fuel consumption, fire frequency, and fire weather in the North American boreal forest. The central thesis is that the North American boreal forest has at least four wildfire characteristics that are important in understanding the dynamics of its plant populations: the large size of the burns with respect to dispersal distances; the short recurrence time of fire with respect to tree lifespans; the high mortality of plants due to the predominance of crown fires; and a good germination surface due to the large area of the forest floor that is covered by ash.

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