{"product_id":"9780813080772-fire-ecology-of-florida-and-the-southeas","title":"Fire Ecology of Florida and the Southeastern Coastal Plain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA biodiversity hotspot, Florida is home to many ecosystems and species that evolved in the presence of frequent fire. In this book, Reed Noss discusses the essential role of fire in generating biodiversity and offers best practices for using fire to keep the region’s ecosystems healthy and resilient.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn overview of the importance of fire to ecosystems in the  Southeast, with guidance on how to best conduct controlled burns in the  region.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA biodiversity hotspot,  Florida is home to many ecosystems and species that evolved in the  presence of frequent fire. In this book, Reed Noss discusses the  essential role of fire in generating biodiversity and offers best  practices for using fire to keep the region's ecosystems healthy and  resilient. \u003cp\u003eReviewing several lines of evidence, Noss  shows that fire has been important to the southeastern Coastal Plain for  tens of millions of years. He explains how the region's natural fire  regimes are connected to its climate, high rate of lightning strikes,  physical chemistry, and vegetation. But urbanization and active fire  suppression have reduced the frequency and extent of fires. Noss  suggests the practice of controlled burning can and should be improved  to protect fire-dependent species and natural communities from decline  and extinction. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNoss argues that fire managers should  attempt to simulate natural fire regimes when conducting controlled  burns. Based on what the species of the Southeast likely experienced  during their evolutionary histories, he makes recommendations about  pyrodiversity, how often and in what seasons to burn, the optimal  heterogeneity of burns, mechanical treatments such as cutting and  roller-chopping, and the proper use of fuel breaks. In doing so, Noss is  the first to apply the new discipline of evolutionary fire ecology to a  specific region.   This book is a fascinating history of fire ecology  in Florida, an enlightening look at why fire matters to the region, and a  necessary resource for conservationists and fire managers in the state  and elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55132589949302,"sku":"9780813080772","price":27.64,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_37786294.jpg?v=1763013815","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780813080772-fire-ecology-of-florida-and-the-southeas","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}