Proceedings Of The Symposium On Dynamics And Management Of Mediterranean Type Ecosystems
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Proceedings Of The Symposium On Dynamics And Management Of Mediterranean Type Ecosystems
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language : en
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Release Date : 1982
Proceedings Of The Symposium On Dynamics And Management Of Mediterranean Type Ecosystems written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Bioclimatology categories.
Proceedings Of The Symposium On Dynamics And Management Of Mediterranean Type Ecosystems
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Chaparral And Associated Ecosystems Management
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Author : C. Eugene Conrad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
Chaparral And Associated Ecosystems Management written by C. Eugene Conrad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Chaparral categories.
Integrating Fire Management Analysis Into Land Management Planning
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Author : Thomas John Mills
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Integrating Fire Management Analysis Into Land Management Planning written by Thomas John Mills and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Forest fires categories.
General Technical Report Psw
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
General Technical Report Psw written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Forests and forestry categories.
Resilience In Mediterranean Type Ecosystems
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Author : Bernard Dell
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Resilience In Mediterranean Type Ecosystems written by Bernard Dell and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
This volume contains the texts of invited papers presented at the Fourth International Conference on Mediterranean Ecosystems (MEDECOS) held in Perth, Western Australia during August 1984. It thus follows three previous meetings, Chile (1971), California (1977) and South Africa (1980). There has been no formal international body to organize these meetings, merely a continuity of purpose provided by the common interests of the scientists concerned in the English-speaking world. Following previous themes on structure, fire and role of nutrients in mediterranean ecosystems, MEDECOS was structured around the theme 'Resilience in Mediterranean Ecosystems'. The invited speakers were requested to deal with particu lar aspects of this subject, and offered papers were encouraged to do so as well. This provided a broad framework for discussions which at the same time highlighted many of the major conservation issues arising from extreme natural events and human-induced disturbances in the mediterranean regions. The proceed ings were issued on the last day of the conference and provided two-page accounts of each of the contributed papers and posters (Dell, B. (ed. ) 1984 Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Mediterranean Ecosystems. Botany Dept. , University of Western Australia). This volume was reserved for the review papers whose aim was to explore general principles and unifying concepts at all levels in the study of resilience. Perth, December 1985. VII List of contributors B. Dell 1. E.
Global Change And Mediterranean Type Ecosystems
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Author : Jose Moreno
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-12-06
Global Change And Mediterranean Type Ecosystems written by Jose Moreno and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with Science categories.
Regions with Mediterranean-type climates include parts of California, South America, Australia, and of course, Europe. The effect of global climate change on these heavily populated areas will have major social and political ramifications. This volume addresses issues in these areas, from processes at the leaf level to the individual, ecosystem, and landscape levels. This book will serve to raise awareness on the significance of these types of ecosystems, and on their sensitivity to the threat that global change represents.
Burning Bush
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Author : Stephen J. Pyne
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2014-10-07
Burning Bush written by Stephen J. Pyne and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-07 with History categories.
From the time of the continent's formation tens of millions of years ago as the Godwana twin of Antarctica, Australia has been dominated by fire much as its sister has been by ice. Now Stephen Pyne, one of our foremost environmental historians, proposes a major reinterpretation of the Australian experience by using fire and Australia to explain one another. He narrates the story of how fire came to Australia and interacted with the Australian biota and its human inhabitants, while at the same time he relates the planetary saga of fire as it has been played out on this special island continent. Much as the Aborigines exploited fire to remake their environment into something more usable, so Stephen Pyne exploits fire to transform the landscape of history into something more accessible, to use its transmuting power to extract new meaning out of familiar events. Pyne traces the impact of fire, from its initial influence on the evolving vegetation of the new continent, through its use by the Aborigines and the subsequent European settlers, to the holocaust of February 1983 known as Ash Wednesday, and he shows us that the dynamic nature of fire has made it a most powerful environmental determinant in Australia, shaping both its social and natural histories. In his critically acclaimed study of Antarctica, The Ice, Pyne explored the myriad dimensions of the cold continent; now Burning Bush offers us an equally absorbing examination of a continent informed by fire.
Fire And Climatic Change In Temperate Ecosystems Of The Western Americas
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Author : Thomas T. Veblen
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2006-05-10
Fire And Climatic Change In Temperate Ecosystems Of The Western Americas written by Thomas T. Veblen and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-10 with Science categories.
Both fire and climatic variability have monumental impacts on the dynamics of temperate ecosystems. These impacts can sometimes be extreme or devastating as seen in recent El Nino/La Nina cycles and in uncontrolled fire occurrences. This volume brings together research conducted in western North and South America, areas of a great deal of collaborative work on the influence of people and climate change on fire regimes. In order to give perspective to patterns of change over time, it emphasizes the integration of paleoecological studies with studies of modern ecosystems. Data from a range of spatial scales, from individual plants to communities and ecosystems to landscape and regional levels, are included. Contributions come from fire ecology, paleoecology, biogeography, paleoclimatology, landscape and ecosystem ecology, ecological modeling, forest management, plant community ecology and plant morphology. The book gives a synthetic overview of methods, data and simulation models for evaluating fire regime processes in forests, shrublands and woodlands and assembles case studies of fire, climate and land use histories. The unique approach of this book gives researchers the benefits of a north-south comparison as well as the integration of paleoecological histories, current ecosystem dynamics and modeling of future changes.
The Biology And Utilization Of Shrubs
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Author : Cyrus McKell
language : en
Publisher: Elsevier
Release Date : 2012-12-02
The Biology And Utilization Of Shrubs written by Cyrus McKell and has been published by Elsevier this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-02 with Technology & Engineering categories.
The Biology and Utilization of Shrubs brings together the wide range of information about shrubs from many disciplines and world locations. The book is organized into seven parts. Part I describes the major shrublands found on each of the vegetated continents. It provides an overview of the dominant shrubland types as well as the associated features of soil and climate that influence the geographic distribution of major shrub species. Part II discusses environmental influences and plant responses. Part III considers the range of genetic diversity for important traits and how these may vary in different habitats. Part IV discusses the effects of stress on physiological processes of shrubs, and the kinds of strategies shrubs employ to meet physiological stress. Part V offers evidence to support the claim that the many virtues of shrubs provide a basis for sustaining shrub use for livestock fodder, wildlife habitat, reclamation and erosion control, fuel, and naturalized landscaping. Part VI outlines methods for collecting and processing seeds from natural stands or from superior genotypes planted in seed production orchards. Part VII describes cultural adaptation to shrub use in a livestock-dominated primitive culture, followed by a detailed economic analysis of establishing shrub plantations to improve livestock production.