Fire Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests

By James K. Agee

Book Overview

The structure of most virgin forests in the western United States reflects a past disturbance history that includes forest fire. James K. Agee, an expert in the emergent field of fire ecology,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1559632291
• ISBN13: 9781559632294
• Release Date: November 1993
• Publisher: Island Press
• Length: 505 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Seminal (and readable) text in fire ecology

One of the seminal books in fire ecology, regardless of what area of the world you're in. Despite the focus in this book on Northwestern forests, Agee provides one of the best overviews of wildland fire, fire effects, and fire history available, seamlessly integrating fire science, history, and policy into a seamless narrative. Agee's focus in this book is on Northwest forests, specifically on forest stand development patterns, yet his discussion of theory, the fundamental tenets of fire ecology and fire effects on an ecosystem are broadly applicable. Great, very accessible writing style.

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