fire ecology

Describes the dramatic forest fires in Yellowstone National Park during the summer of 1988 and the subsequent renewal of the land.

Depicts, in text and illustrations, the stages of fire and regrowth in a Western lodgepole pine forest over a period of three hundred years. Also discusses the fire cycle and the role of fire in forest ecology.

Examines the devastating effects of forest fires and the various techniques used to combat and prevent them.

Explains the beneficial effects of periodic fires to forests and their wildlife.

Contains information about wildfires, explaining what they are, how they happen, where they occur, and other topics; features discussion of wildfire prediction and prevention; and includes a look at record-breaking wildfires.

Describes what causes forest fires and how they are extinguished. Shows the destruction wrought by fire as well as the beneficial effects on plant and animal life.

Describes the season of fire that struck Yellowstone in 1988, and examines the complex ecology that returns plant and animal life to a seemingly barren, ash-covered expanse.

Describes how a forest renews itself through a process called plant succession after a destructive fire.

Explores forest fires, including their causes, their impact on wildlife and the environment, and methods for forest fire detection and prevention.

A story which covers the life cycle of a forest, from the devastation of a fire to its gradual renewal as a vital ecosystem.