1st Edition
Fire Effects on Soils and Restoration Strategies
This book has been published a decade after Fire‘s Effects on Ecosystems by DeBano, Neary, and Folliott (1998), and builds on their foundation to update knowledge on natural post-fire processes and describe the use and effectiveness of various restoration strategies that may be applied when human intervention is warranted. The chapters in this book, written by leading scientists, have been compiled to provide relevant and accessible information to students, land managers, and policy-makers as well as other scientists.
Preface
List of Contributors
Forest Fire in the Fossil Record Andrew C. Scott
Section I—Fire Effects on Soil
Forest Fire Effects on Geomorphic Processes John A. Moody and Deborah A. Martin
Fire Effects on Soil Infiltration Artemi Cerdà and Peter R. Robichaud
Physical and Chemical Effects of Fire on Soil Xavier Úbeda and Luís R. Outeiro
Forest Fire Effects on Soil Microbiology Jorge Mataix-Solera, César Guerrero, Fuensanta García-Orenes, Gema M. Bárcenas and M. Pilar Torres
Soil Erosion after Forest Fire David F. Scott, Michael P. Curran, Peter R. Robichaud and Joseph W. Wagenbrenner
Soil Water Repellency: A Key Factor in Post-fire Erosion Stefan H. Doerr, Richard A. Shakesby and Lee H. MacDonald
Effects of Fire on Forest Nutrient Cycles R. John Raison, Partap K. Khanna, Kris L.S. Jacobsen, Joan Romanya and Isabel Serrasolses
The Effect of Forest Fire on Vegetation Francisco Lloret and Paul H. Zedler
Section II—Rehabilitation and Restoration Strategies
Post-fire Stabilization and Rehabilitation Peter R. Robichaud
Non-native and Native Seeding Jan L. Beyers
Using Erosion Barriers for Post-fire Stabilization Peter R. Robichaud
Post-fire Mulching Susana Bautista, Peter R. Robichaud and Carme Bladé
Long-term Restoration Strategies and Techniques V. Ramón Vallejo, Isabel Serrasolses, José Antonio Alloza, M. Jaime Baeza, Carme Bladé, Esteban Chirino, Beatriz Duguy, David Fuentes, Juli G. Pausas, Alejandro Valdecantos and Alberto Vilagrosa
Section III—Regional Strategies
The Portuguese Experience in Managing Fire Effects António J.D. Ferreira, Joaquim Sande Silva, Celeste Coelho, Anne-Karine Boulet and Jan Jacob Keizer
Effects of Forest Fires and Post-fire Rehabilitation: A Colorado, USA Case StudyLee H. MacDonald and Isaac J. Larsen
Fire Landscapes in Canada: How to Restore or Prevent Them Michael P. Curran and David F. Scott
Fire, Catchment Runoff and Erosion Processes, and Post-fire Rehabilitation Programs: Recent Australian Experience David Dunkerley, Natalie Martin, Shaun Berg and Rob Ferguson
Rehabilitation Strategies after Fire: The California, USA Experience Peter M. Wohlgemuth, Jan L. Beyers and Ken R. Hubbert
Fire Disturbance Regimes, Ecosystem Recovery and Restoration Strategies in Mediterranean and Temperate Regions of Chile Juan J. Armesto, Marcela A. Bustamante-Sánchez, María Francisca Díaz, Mauro E. González, Andrés Holz, Mariela Nuñez-Avila and Cecilia Smith-Ramírez
Summary and Remarks Peter R. Robichaud and Artemi Cerdà
Index
Biography
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