Fire phenomena and the earth system : an interdisciplinary guide to fire science /

• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Belcher, Claire M.
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Chicester : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013.
• Θέματα: Wildfires > Environmental aspects.; Forest fires > Environmental aspects.; Environmental geology.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geography.; SCIENCE > Earth Sciences > Geology.; Brand.; Feuerökologie; Umweltgeologie; Waldbrand; Electronic books.; Llibres electrònics.

Fire plays a key role in Earth system processes. Wildfires influence the carbon cycle and the nutrient balance of our planet, and may even play a role in regulating the oxygen content of our atmosphere. The evolutionary history of plants has been intimately tied to fire and this in part explains the...