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Author : Stephen F. Arno,Carl E. Fiedler
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2005-03-16
Category : Nature
ISBN : UOM:39015060815241
In Mimicking Nature's Fire, forest ecologists Stephen Arno and Carl Fiedler present practical solutions to the pervasive problem of deteriorating forest conditions in western North America.
Author : Dominick A DellaSala,Chad T. Hanson
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2015-06-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128027608
The Ecological Importance of High-Severity Fires, presents information on the current paradigm shift in the way people think about wildfire and ecosystems. While much of the current forest management in fire-adapted ecosystems, especially forests, is focused on fire prevention and suppression, little has been reported on the ecological role of fire, and nothing has been presented on the importance of high-severity fire with regards to the maintenance of native biodiversity and fire-dependent ecosystems and species. This text fills that void, providing a comprehensive reference for documenting and synthesizing fire's ecological role. Offers the first reference written on mixed- and high-severity fires and their relevance for biodiversity Contains a broad synthesis of the ecology of mixed- and high-severity fires covering such topics as vegetation, birds, mammals, insects, aquatics, and management actions Explores the conservation vs. public controversy issues around megafires in a rapidly warming world
Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-12
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780295746197
Over vast expanses of time, fire and humanity have interacted to expand the domain of each, transforming the earth and what it means to be human. In this concise yet wide-ranging book, Stephen J. Pyne—named by Science magazine as “the world’s leading authority on the history of fire”—explores the surprising dynamics of fire before humans, fire and human origins, aboriginal economies of hunting and foraging, agricultural and pastoral uses of fire, fire ceremonies, fire as an idea and a technology, and industrial fire. In this revised and expanded edition, Pyne looks to the future of fire as a constant, defining presence on Earth. A new chapter explores the importance of fire in the twenty-first century, with special attention to its role in the Anthropocene, or what he posits might equally be called the Pyrocene.
Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : Reaktion Books
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781780230603
For over 400 million years, fire has been an integral force on our planet. It can be as innocent as a bonfire or as destructive and lethal as a wildfire. Human history is rife with fires that have leveled cities—the Fire of Moscow in 1812 that destroyed seventy-five percent of the city, the Great Chicago Fire in 1871 that took down 17,000 buildings, and the fire that obliterated San Francisco after the 1906 earthquake are just a few. Fire is a force of nature that can consume everything in its wake, and yet it also has tremendous powers of cleansing and renewal. At the end of the day, we can’t live without it. In Fire, Stephen J. Pyne offers a concise history of fire and its use by humanity, explaining how fire has been at the core of hunting, foraging, farming, herding, urbanizing, and managing nature reserves. He depicts how it gave humans power in ancient times, which resulted in humanity beginning to reshape the world for its own benefit. He describes how fire was used by aboriginal societies and the ways agricultural societies added control over fuel, but warns that our mastery of the science and art of fire has not given us complete control—fire disasters throughout history have defined cultures, and unexpected fires that begin as the result of other disasters have shocking effects. Pyne traces fire’s influence on landscapes, art, science, and even climate, exploring the power a simple spark has over our imaginations. Lavishly illustrated with a host of rare and unexpected images, Fire is a sizzling and accessible tale of our relationship with this primal natural force.
Author : Charles Hawley Jr
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780595627370
Chuck Springer, once the head of International Applied Hydrogen, is asked to come back out of retirement after a major eruption of Mount St. Helens. Chuck reluctantly agrees and decides to tame Mount St. Helens by using the heat of the magma under the volcano to make hydrogen and oxygen from water. This further enrages the rogue oil company that has been trying to kill Chuck. After a request by Chucks daughter to tame an active volcano on Grand Comore, Dr. Ned McKnight from the World Heath Organization suggests the use of melting water from an iceberg to supply water for irrigation of the Kalahari Desert. Then horticulturist Dick Mackinaw asks for help to combine a process for growing switchgrass with a geothermal project. Overwhelmed by these requests Chuck talks to his brother, Dennis, about hiring Kurt Banning. Kurt helped save Chucks life after a plane crash and impressed him as a born leader.
Author : James LITTLE (of Glasgow.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1856
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0026366390
Author : Michael Sims
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781440654381
It?s the oldest story on Earth. You relive it every day. So much of our shared daily experience in the world is shaped by the sometimes dramatic, sometimes subtle effects of the Earth?s spin, its tilt on its axis, the alternation of light and darkness, the waxing and waning of the moon, the seemingly capricious growth of clouds. The ancient rhythm of the day and night was shaping life on Earth before there were even human beings to appreciate it. It rules our bodies and weather and calendars, and sets the tempo for our work and play. Each of us awakens each day to relive this primordial narrative. With his signature blend of science and poetry, history and mythology, Michael Sims serves as tour guide on an unforgettable journey through the wonders of an ordinary day, from dawn to nighttime. Long before we had the tools of knowledge to explain what we observed in the skies overhead, we built mythologies and folklore around these occurrences, immortalized them in poetry and art, created special places for them in our collective imagination and even our language. In Apollo?s Fire, Sims explores the celestial events that form our days, fusing lively explanations of these phenomena with a richly layered history of what they meant to us before we knew how they worked. He explains the colors of sunrise, the characteristics of shadow, the mysteries of twilight. Characters in this vital drama include Galileo watching sunrise on the moon, Eratosthenes measuring the Earth with a noontime shadow, and Edgar Allan Poe figuring out why the night sky is dark instead of glowing with the light of a million suns. Our story ranges from the movie High Noon to Darwin?s plant experiments, from The Time Machine to the afternoon rise in air pollution.In the witty and elegant style that has earned him the designation ?science raconteur,? Sims weaves a dazzling array of strands into a single tapestry of daily experience- and makes the oldest story on Earth new again.
Author : Anita Ganeri
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781625133274
Containing several case studies of forest fires, this book describes how, why, and where forest fires happen and looks at the impact of these natural disasters on people, animals, and the landscape.
Author : Jack De Golia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0887140386
Mankind's companion and foe, fire presents opportunities for new life that do not exist until a burn. Includes spectacular images of fires and fire fighting at Yellowstone in 1988. This 9 x 12 book is overflowing with beautiful photos and interpretive text for your enjoyment.
Author : Robert J. Whelan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1995-08-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780521328722
Wildfires kill many animals, but are populations of animals affected? How do animals survive the passage of fire? Why do some tree species survive and others die in a fire? Do frequent fires cause changes in plant community composition? Answering questions such as these requires an understanding of the ecological effects of fire. Aimed at senior undergraduate students, researchers, foresters and other land managers, Dr Whelan's book examines the changes wrought by fires with reference to general ecological theory. The impacts of fires on individual organisms, populations and communities are examined separately, and emphasis is placed on the importance of fire regime. Each chapter includes a listing of 'outstanding questions' that identify gaps in current knowledge. The book finishes by summarising the major aspects of ecology that are of particular relevance to management of fires - both protection against wildfires and deliberate use of fire.
Author : Jack London
Publisher : The Creative Company
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1583415874
Describes the experiences of a newcomer to the Yukon when he attempts to hike through the snow to reach a mining claim.
Author : Christine Eriksen,Susan Ballard
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-02-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789811525339
This book explores how fire, plants and people coexist in the Anthropocene. In a time of dramatic environmental transformation, the authors examine how human impacts on the planetary system are being felt at all levels from the geological and the arboreal to the atmospheric. The book brings together the disciplines of human geography and art history to examine fire-plant-people alliances and multispecies world-making. The authors listen carefully to the narratives of bushfire survivors. They embrace the responses of contemporary artists, as practice becomes interwoven with fire as well as ruin and regrowth. Through visual, textual and felt ways of being, the chapters illuminate, illustrate, impress and imprint the imagined and actual agency of plants and people within a changing climate — from Aboriginal ecocultural burning to nuclear fire. By holding grief and enacting hope, the book shows how relationships come to be and are likely to change due to the interdependencies of fire, plants and people in the Anthropocene.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Fire
ISBN : OCLC:222265006
Author : Oliver C. Ellis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1494114143
This is a new release of the original 1932 edition.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1832
Category : Gas furnaces
ISBN : BL:A0021930916
