Forest Fires: Behavior and Ecological Effects

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 600 pages
• Published by: Academic Press
• Edition: 1st Edition January 2001
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 012386660X
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0123866608
• Book Dimensions: 9.1 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Weighs: 2.1 pounds

Product Review
" a very strong book that will benefit most scientists interested in fire, including ecologists." -- Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, in Ecology, November 2001

"a rich summary of our current knowledge of several important aspects of forest fire science, from fuel dynamics to coupled atmosphere-fire modelling. The book's strength is as a state-of-the-art review of research on pyrolysis, flames, lightening, fuel-moisture dynamics, smoke, combustion chemistry, and more. My fire science students and colleagues use Forest Fires as a reference."
-Daniel Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center, in NATURE (January 2002)
"a primary strength of this book is that you can find a greater number of state-of-the-art fire behavior and combustion topics covered in a single source. the book is an unmitigated successa very strong book that will benefit most scientists interested in fire, including ecologists. Overall, I compliment the editors and authors for a job well done."
Â--Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, in ECOLOGY (November 2001)
"This book is authoritative, well written and abundantly referenced. a valuable resource on all the topics covered and is likely to remain so for many years. It is a book that researchers in fire ecology should be aware of and have access to."
Â--John Ogden in ANNALS OF BOTANY (2001) -- Review

"a rich summary of our current knowledge of several important aspects of forest fire science" -- Daniel Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center, in Nature, January 2002

"authoritative, well written and abundantly referenced. a valuable resource and is likely to remain so for many years." -- John Ogden in Annals of Botany, 2001

Product Review
"a rich summary of our current knowledge of several important aspects of forest fire science, from fuel dynamics to coupled atmosphere-fire modelling. The book's strength is as a state-of-the-art review of research on pyrolysis, flames, lightening, fuel-moisture dynamics, smoke, combustion chemistry, and more. My fire science students and colleagues use Forest Fires as a reference."
-Daniel Nepstad, Woods Hole Research Center, in NATURE (January 2002)
"a primary strength of this book is that you can find a greater number of state-of-the-art fire behavior and combustion topics covered in a single source. the book is an unmitigated successa very strong book that will benefit most scientists interested in fire, including ecologists. Overall, I compliment the editors and authors for a job well done."
--Marc D. Abrams, Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest Resources, in ECOLOGY (November 2001)
"This book is authoritative, well written and abundantly referenced. a valuable resource on all the topics covered and is likely to remain so for many years. It is a book that researchers in fire ecology should be aware of and have access to."
--John Ogden in ANNALS OF BOTANY (2001)

Reader Reviews
This is a book for someone who is SERIOUS about learning about wildfires. It is full of complex math formulas and many things that are beyond most readers. Read only if interested in highly technical data.