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The first comprehensive volume on wildland fuels in the context of ecology and land management
Provides the critical information on the characteristics of wildland fuels that fire management professionals need to design, evaluate, and implement fuel treatments
This book has many secondary applications, including for carbon accounting, wildlife habitat assessment, erosion control, and smoke calculation
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Fuel Fundamentals
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Front Matter
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Fuel Applications
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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Reviews
“Keane (USDA Forest Service) covers the whats and whys of fuels—the biomass consumed by wildland fire. … The clear, comprehensive text is liberally illustrated with line drawings and photos, tables, and charts. Destined to be a classic. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-division undergraduates and above.” (E. J. Delaney, Choice, Vol. 52 (10), June, 2015)
Authors and Affiliations
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Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station, Missoula, USA
Robert E. Keane
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wildland Fuel Fundamentals and Applications
Authors: Robert E. Keane
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09015-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-09014-6Published: 18 November 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35254-1Published: 10 September 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09015-3Published: 04 November 2014
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 191
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 13 illustrations in colour
Topics: Landscape Ecology, Forestry, Environmental Management, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Ecology