The Grassfire Effect

The Grassfire Effect
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Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Total Pages : 236
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ISBN-10 : 0805440372
ISBN-13 : 9780805440379
Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis The Grassfire Effect by : Steve Elliott

Shows readers how to apply the grassfire effect to their own lives and release those sparks of ideas that can change their world.

Grassfires

Grassfires
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Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9780643093836
ISBN-13 : 0643093834
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Grassfires by : Phil Cheney

Grassfirespresents the latest information from CSIRO on the behavior and spread of fires in grasslands. This second edition follows ten years of research aimed at improving the understanding of fundamental processes involved in the behavior of bushfires and grassfires. The book has been extensively revised and new case studies have been added to reflect the latest findings in research and investigations. The book covers all aspects of fire behavior and spread in the major types of grasses in Australia. It examines the factors that affect fire behavior in continuous grassy fuels; fire in spinifex fuels; the effect of weather and topography on fire spread; wildfire suppression strategies; and how to reconstruct grassfire spread after the fact. The three fire-spread meters designed by CSIRO and used for the prediction of fire danger and rate of spread of grassfires are explained and their use and limitations discussed. This new edition expands on the historical view of grassfires with respect to extensive Aboriginal burning, combustion chemistry, flame structure and temperature, spotting and spread in discontinuous/eaten out fuels, and the effect of wind in complex terrain. The case studies in the chapter "Wildfires and Their Suppression" have been updated and include the major wild grassfire events of recent years, the January 2003 ACT fires and the 2005 Wangary, SA fire. The "Myths, Facts and Fallacies" chapter includes new myths and a new section on personal safety during a wild grass fire. Of interest to all rural fire fighters and rural landholders, students and teachers of courses on landscape and ecological processes, rural and peri-urban dwellers, fire authorities and researchers.

Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness

Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 161
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ISBN-10 : 9780309499903
ISBN-13 : 0309499909
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness by : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

California and other wildfire-prone western states have experienced a substantial increase in the number and intensity of wildfires in recent years. Wildlands and climate experts expect these trends to continue and quite likely to worsen in coming years. Wildfires and other disasters can be particularly devastating for vulnerable communities. Members of these communities tend to experience worse health outcomes from disasters, have fewer resources for responding and rebuilding, and receive less assistance from state, local, and federal agencies. Because burning wood releases particulate matter and other toxicants, the health effects of wildfires extend well beyond burns. In addition, deposition of toxicants in soil and water can result in chronic as well as acute exposures. On June 4-5, 2019, four different entities within the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop titled Implications of the California Wildfires for Health, Communities, and Preparedness at the Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing at the University of California, Davis. The workshop explored the population health, environmental health, emergency preparedness, and health equity consequences of increasingly strong and numerous wildfires, particularly in California. This publication is a summary of the presentations and discussion of the workshop.

Fire Effects on Ecosystems

Fire Effects on Ecosystems
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 356
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ISBN-10 : 0471163562
ISBN-13 : 9780471163565
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Fire Effects on Ecosystems by : Leonard F. DeBano

A comprehensive exploration of the effects of fires--in forests and other environments--on soils, watersheds, vegetation, air and cultural resources.

Rangeland Fire Effects

Rangeland Fire Effects
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 152
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951002973225P
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (5P Downloads)

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Ecological Effects of Fire in South African Ecosystems

Ecological Effects of Fire in South African Ecosystems
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 431
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ISBN-10 : 9783642698057
ISBN-13 : 3642698050
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis Ecological Effects of Fire in South African Ecosystems by : P. de V. Booysen

This is a stimulating tale of the interplay of observation, experimentation, working hypotheses, tentative conclusions, niggling and weightier doubts and great aspirations, on the part of some score of students, on varied ecological and other aspects of the regime and role of fire in relevant biomes and ecosystem- mainly in South Africa - and on other pertinent features of fire ecology. The impressive contents is a tribute to conveners and authors alike. One can expect a profound range and depth ofinvestigation and interpretation, a closeknit fabric of knowledge, delicately interwoven with wisdom, an exposition and quintessence of information. Admipable is the collective vision responsible for selecting appropriate topics: the wide sweeps of the brush picturing the nature of the biomes; ably describing the fire regimes - whether in grassland, savanna, fynbos or forest; skillfully defining the effects of such regimes - according to ecosystem - upon aerial and edaphic factors of the habitat, upon constituent biota, individually, specifically and as a biotic community; elucidating the basic implications in the structure and dynamics of the plant aspect of that community ... and unravelling to some degree the tangled knot of the conservation and dissipation of moisture and nutrients. Moreover, gratitude is owed for efforts exerted to understand the interplay of fire and faunal behaviour and dynamics as well as composition, together with the principle of adaptive responses of organisms of diverse kinds.

Effects of Fire on Forests, a Bibiliography

Effects of Fire on Forests, a Bibiliography
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 142
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105130130458
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (58 Downloads)

Synopsis Effects of Fire on Forests, a Bibiliography by : United States. Forest Service

Estimating Wildfire Behavior and Effects

Estimating Wildfire Behavior and Effects
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 100
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ISBN-10 : MINN:31951D02977909P
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Rating : 4/5 (9P Downloads)

Synopsis Estimating Wildfire Behavior and Effects by : Frank A. Albini

This paper presents a brief survey of the research literature on wildfire behavior and effects and assembles formulae and graphical computation aids based on selected theoretical and empirical models. The uses of mathematical fire behavior models are discussed, and the general capabilities and limitations of currently available models are outlined.