... their paleohistoric origins and landscapes, fire ecology, and grazers. The chapter also offers some conclusions about the current priorities for conservation, information about restoration, and suggestions for future research. References Adam, D.P. , R. Byrne , and E. Luther . 1981 . A late Pleistocene...

... through broad interior valleys with extensive, nearly flat alluvial floors. The Central Valley exhibits distinct and neatly arranged ecological zones. The fire ecology of important species and fire regime-plant community interactions in foothill woodland, valley grasslands, riparian forests and freshwater...

.... It considers elevation to be the primary determinant of fire ecology zones in the desert bioregion. The primary factor controlling fire occurrence in the desert bioregion is the fuel condition, specifically fuel continuity and fuel type. The basic fire ecology of the predominant plant species in the low...

... the future of fire ecology and the tools to write the next act. animal interactions with fire Barbour Michael G California climate Drysdale F ecology ecosystem fire interval rotation of fire ecology Lindstrom S mediterranean climate Pavlik B pyrodiversity Scientific American magazine Sugihara...

... winter precipitation and increasing summer temperatures; and a montane elevational gradient of decreasing temperature and increasing precipitation. The fire ecology and fire regime-plant community interactions in the North Coastal Scrub and the Prairie Zone, the North Coastal Pine Forests Zone, the Sitka...

...Fires are both an integral natural process in the California landscape and growing threat to its urban and suburban developments as they encroach on wildlands. This book synthesizes knowledge of the science, ecology, and management of fire in California. Part I introduces the basics of fire ecology...