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9780520246058

Fire in California's Ecosystems

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  • ISBN13:

    9780520246058

  • ISBN10:

    0520246055

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-11-05
  • Publisher: Univ of California Pr

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Summary

Fire is both an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments as they encroach on wildlands. Written by many of the foremost authorities on the subject, this comprehensive volume, an ideal text and authoritative reference tool, is the first to synthesize our knowledge of the science, ecology, and management of fire in California. Part I introduces the basics of fire ecology. It includes an historical overview of fire, vegetation, and climate in California; overviews of fire as a physical and ecological process; and reviews the interactions between fire and the physical, plant, and animal components of the environment. Part II explores the history and ecology of fire in each of California's nine bioregions. Part III examines fire management in California, including both Native American and post-European settlement; discusses current issues related to fire policy and management, including air quality, watershed management, invasive plant species, native species, and fuel management; and considers the future of fire management.

Author Biography

Neil G. Sugihara is Fire Ecologist with the U.S. Forest Service Jan W. van Wagtendonk is Research Forester with the U.S. Geological Survey Kevin E. Shaffer is Environmental Specialist in Forestry and Fire Ecology with the California Department of Fish and Game JoAnn Fites-Kaufman is Fire Ecologist with the Adaptive Management Services Enterprise Team of the U.S. Forest Service Andrea E. Thode is Assistant Professor of Fire Ecology in the School of Forestry at Northern Arizona University

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
1(1)
Foreword
James K. Agee
Preface
Fire and California Vegetation
1(12)
Neil G. Sugihara
Michael G. Barbour
PART I Introduction to Fire Ecology
California Climate and Fire Weather
13(25)
Richard A. Minnich
Fire as a Physical Process
38(20)
Jan W. van Wagtendonk
Fire as an Ecological Process
58(17)
Neil G. Sugihara
Jan W. van Wagtendonk
JoAnn Fites-Kaufman
Fire and Physical Environment Interactions: Soil, Water, and Air
75(19)
Peter M. Wohlgemuth
Ken Hubbert
Michael J. Arbaugh
Fire and Plant Interactions
94(24)
JoAnn Fites-Kaufman
Anne F. Bradley
Amy G. Merrill
Fire and Animal Interactions
118(29)
Kevin E. Shaffer
William F. Laudenslayer, Jr.
PART II The History and Ecology of Fire in California's Bioregions
North Coast Bioregion
147(23)
John D. Stuart
Scott L. Stephens
Klamath Mountains Bioregion
170(25)
Carl N. Skinner
Alan H. Taylor
James K. Agee
Southern Cascades Bioregion
195(30)
Carl N. Skinner
Alan H. Taylor
Northeastern Plateaus Bioregion
225(39)
Gregg M. Riegel
Richard F. Miller
Carl N. Skinner
Sydney E. Smith
Sierra Nevada Bioregion
264(31)
Jari W. van Wagtendonk
Joann Fites-Kaufman
Central Valley Bioregion
295(26)
Robin Wills
Central Coast Bioregion
321(29)
Frank W. Davis
Mark I. Borchert
South Coast Bioregion
350(41)
Jon E. Keeley
Southeastern Deserts Bioregion
391(26)
Matthew L. Brooks
Richard A. Minnich
PART III Fire Management Issues in California's Ecosystems
The Use of Fire by Native Americans in California
417(14)
M. Kat Anderson
Fire Management and Policy Since European Settlement
431(13)
Scott L. Stephens
Neil G. Sugihara
Fire and Fuel Management
444(22)
Sue Husari
H. Thomas Nichols
Neil G. Sugihara
Scott L. Stephens
Fire, Watershed Resources, and Aquatic Ecosystems
466(15)
Andrea E. Thode
Jeffrey L. Kershner
Ken Roby
Lynn M. Decker
Jan L. Beyers
Fire and Air Resources
481(18)
Suraj Ahuja
Fire and Invasive Plant Species
499(21)
Robert C. Klinger
Matthew L. Brooks
John M. Randall
Fire and At-Risk Species
520(18)
Kevin E. Shaffer
The Future of Fire in California's Ecosystems
538(7)
Neil G. Sugihara
Jan W. van Wagtendonk
JoAnn Fites-Kaufman
Kevin E. Shaffer
Andrea E. Thode
Appendix 1: Plant Common and Scientific Names 545(20)
Appendix 2: Animal Common and Scientific Names 565(3)
Appendix 3: Bioregions, Ecological Zones, and Plant Alliances of California That Occur in This Text 568(11)
Glossary 579(4)
Index 583

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