Fire in the Forest

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Fire in the Forest Author: Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Cambridge University Press
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Pages: 238 Illustrations and other contents: 119 Halftones, color; 5 Halftones, black and white; 7 Line drawings, black and white ISBN: 9780521822299 Categories: ,

A new publication written by Peter Thomas, renowned author of ‘Trees: Their Natural History’

Comprehensive coverage of fire, from the physics of a flame to how forested landscapes are affected and with case studies from around the world. Written in non-technical language and richly illustrated in colour.

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' … large and sumptuously produced … the authors and the publisher deserve congratulation for the high standard of the illustrations, which make a complex subject far easier to understand … The book is published at a very reasonable price. I learnt a lot from it, and suspect that many who have important responsibilities for forests would do so too.' Bulletin of the British Ecological Society 'Fire in the Forest is an interesting international introduction to the intriguing and sometimes enigmatic role that fire plays in natural and increasingly human-inhabited ecosystems. It is presented from a non-technical, but well-referenced, point of view by the two primary authors, who are well positioned to provide such insights on this topic. … highly recommended …' Plant Science Bulletin