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Fire is pivotal to the functioning of ecosystems in Australia, affecting the distribution and abundance of the continent's unique and highly diverse range of plants and animals. Conservation of this natural biodiversity therefore requires a good understanding of scientific processes involved in the action of fire on the landscape. This book provides a synthesis of current knowledge in this area and its application in contemporary land management. Central to the discussion is an exploration of the concept of the fire regime - the cumulative pattern of fires and their individual characteristics (fire type, frequency, intensity and season) - and its interactions with biodiversity. Contributions by thirty-two leading experts cover a broad sweep of topics, including prehistory, future climate change, fire behaviour, modelling of temporal and spatial patterns, plant and animal life-cycles, case studies of major ecosystems, and management policies and systems.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Biology, life sciences Life sciences: general issues

• Full title: Flammable Australia
• Subtitle: The Fire Regimes and Biodiversity of a Continent
• Author: Ross A. BradstockJann E. WilliamsMalcolm A. Gill
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488
• EAN: 9780521125314
• ISBN: 0521125316
• ID: 02023059
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 842 g
• Dimensions: 245 × 189 × 27 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. December 2009

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