fire ecology

About every 40 years, chaparrals are destroyed and renewed through fires. This book explores the plants, animals, and environment of this important ecosystem.

Examines what happens in the lives of animals when their ecosystems are destroyed by wild fires, discussing how they escape, how plants regrow, and how ecosystems rebuild themselves after the fires are put out. Discusses the importance of periodic wildfires for the health of ecosystems, the increasing danger of climate change-caused megafires, and what readers can do to help prevent unnecessary wildfires. Includes photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Presents wildfires as neither good nor bad but as part of the endless cycle of change in forests and grasslands.

"Discusses the science behind forest fires and what to do to stay safe from them"--Provided by publisher.

"In this book, young readers will learn about the ecological impacts of wildfires, the ins and outs of fire science including tactics for prevention and containment, cutting-edge technology used to track wildfires and predict fire behavior, and about the impressive skill, survival tactics, and bravery required to control a wildfire"--Amazon.

Uses the Yellowstone National Park fires of 1988, and the controversial issue of fire-suppression policy, as the focus of a five-week study of the ecological and chemical nature of fire.

Examines the impact that fire has made on nature and on technology throughout the centuries.

Describes the forest life cycle and the destructive and renewing aspects of forest fire.