Mimicking nature's fire: restoring fire-prone forests in the west
Auteur :
Arno, Stephen F. / Fiedler, Carl E.
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9781559631433
Date de publication :
16 mars 2005
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
The stands of old-growth trees in the forests of western North America depend on periodic fires for their creation or survival. Forest ecologists Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler present "restoration forestry" - an ecological approach that establishes forests in which fire can serve as a beneficial process rather than a destructive aberration.