Fire and fire ecology: Concepts and principles

Mark A. Cochrane; Kevin C. Ryan

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-77381-8_2

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Fire and fire ecology: Concepts and principles

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Mark A. Cochrane, Kevin C. Ryan

Year:

2009

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77381-8_2

Source:

In: Cochrane, Mark A., ed. Tropical fire ecology: Climate change, land use, and ecosystem dynamics. Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing, Ltd. p. 25-62.

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Abstract

Fire has been central to terrestrial life ever since early anaerobic microorganisms poisoned the atmosphere with oxygen and multicellular plant life moved onto land. The combination of fuels, oxygen, and heat gave birth to fire on Earth. Fire is not just another evolutionary challenge that life needed to overcome, it is, in fact, a core ecological process across much of the planet.

Keywords

fire ecology, combustion

Citation

Cochrane, Mark A.; Ryan, Kevin C. 2009. Fire and fire ecology: Concepts and principles. In: Cochrane, Mark A., ed. Tropical fire ecology: Climate change, land use, and ecosystem dynamics. Springer-Praxis Books in Environmental Sciences. Chichester, UK: Praxis Publishing, Ltd. p. 25-62.