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

by Edward A. Johnson

2021-01-01 02:42:29

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 wildfir... Read more
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. Less

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File size9.29 X 6.18 X 0.59 in
Print pages144
PublisherCambridge University Press
Publication date August 27, 1992
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780521341516
African-American Attorney. Johnson became the first African-American member of the New York state legislature when he was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1917. Hhe wrote "A School His...

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