Fire and vegetation dynamics: studies from the North American boreal forest
Johnson EA. 1992. Fire and vegetation dynamics: studies from the North American boreal forest. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, MA
"This book sets out to [describe the "causal connection between the behavior of fire and its ecological consequences"] by assembling 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 [this] 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 life spans, 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 which is covered by ash."
- Type
- Book
- Authors
- Johnson, E
- Date of Issue
- 1992
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Units
- APIS , GRPO , ISRO , PIRO , SLBE , VOYA
- Keywords
- Boreal Forest, FIRE, Fire Ecology, Fire Effects, Fire Regime, Management, Plant Communities, Vegetation