The Role of Fire in Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Postfire Plant Community Dynamics in the Mediterranean Basin

   • Louis Trabaud

   Pages 1-15

3. Are the Responses of Matorral Shrubs Different from Those in an Ecosystem with a Reputed Fire History?

   • Eduardo R. Fuentes, Alejandro M. Segura, Milena Holmgren

   Pages 16-25

4. Fire Intensity as a Determinant Factor of Postfire Plant Recovery in Southern California Chaparral

   • José M. Moreno, Walter C. Oechel

   Pages 26-45

5. Animals, Fire, and Vertebrate Herbivory in Californian Chaparral and Other Mediterranean-Type Ecosystems

   • Ronald D. Quinn

   Pages 46-78

6. The Effects of Fire on Physical and Chemical Properties of Soils in Mediterranean-Climate Shrublands

   • Norman L. Christensen

   Pages 79-95

7. Fire and Water Yield: A Survey and Predictions for Global Change

   • Serge Rambal

   Pages 96-116

8. Spatial Simulation of Fire Regime in Mediterranean-Climate Landscapes

   • Frank W. Davis, David A. Burrows

   Pages 117-139

9. Perspectives on Fire Management in Mediterranean Ecosystems of Southern California

   • Philip J. Riggan, Scott E. Franklin, James A. Brass, Fred E. Brooks

   Pages 140-162

10. The Role of Fire and Its Management in the Conservation of Mediterranean Ecosystems and Landscapes

    • Zev Naveh

    Pages 163-185

11. Back Matter

    Pages 187-204

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Fire has been recognized as a vital agent influencing the diversity and vigor of landscapes. It is particularly important in Mediterranean ecosystems, such as those of California. This book is of interest to ecologists, policy makers, and land managers.

• Fire
• ecosystem
• water

• Departamento de Ecología Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain

  José M. Moreno

• Department of Biology, San Diego State University, San Diego, USA

  Walter C. Oechel

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