Biomass burning and resulting fire regimes are major drivers of vegetation changes and of
ecosystem dynamics. Understanding past fire dynamics and their relationship to these …

Crown fires create broad-scale patterns in vegetation by producing a patch mosaic of stand
age classes, but the spread and behavior of crown fires also may be constrained by spatial …

This new edition of Invasion Ecology provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to
all aspects of biological invasion by non-native species. Highlighting important research …

They may influence us as individuals by their encouragement and guidance; they may affect
their community through their untiring commitment to service and the greater good; or they …

The author is grateful for permission to include the following previously copyrighted
materials in redrafted form, except where noted: Figures 4.5 and I li t are from Forest Ecology …

Charcoal analysis of lake sediments is used to reconstruct long-term variations in fire
occurrence that can complement and extend reconstructions provided by …

Large regions of the world are regularly burnt either deliberately or naturally. However,
despite the widespread occurrence of such fire-prone ecosystems, and considerable body of …

The extensive literature on natural disturbance in forests is reviewed in terms of the
hypotheses:(1) that disturbance is a major force moulding the development, structure and …

Natural resource managers have used natural variability concepts since the early 1960s and
are increasingly relying on these concepts to maintain biological diversity, to restore …

Fire is a dominant ecological factor in Mediterranean ecosystems, and changes in the fire
regime can have important consequences for the stability of our landscapes. In this …