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After the fires : the ecology of change in Yellowstone National Park / edited by Linda L. Wallace.
Record details
- ISBN: 0300100485 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: x, 390 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | 1. The fires of 1988 : a chronology and invitation to research / Linda L. Wallace, Francis J. Singer and Paul Schullery -- 2. Postglacial fire, vegetation, and climate history of the Yellowstone-Lamar and Central Plateau provinces, Yellowstone National Park / Sarah H. Millspaugh, Cathy Whitlock and Patrick J. Bartlein -- 3. Yellowstone fires and the physical landscape / Grant A. Meyer -- 4. Establishment, growth, and survival of lodgepole pine in the first decade / Jay E. Anderson, Marshall Ellis, Carol D. von Dohlen and William H. Romme -- 5. Fire effects, elk, and ecosystem resilience in Yellowstone's sagebrush grasslands / Benjamin F. Tracy -- 6. Elk biology and ecology before and after the Yellowstone fires of 1988 / Francis J. Singer, Michael B. Coughenour and Jack E. Norland -- 7. Effects of wildfire on growth of cutthroat trout in Yellowstone Lake / Robert E. Gresswell -- 8. Stream ecosystem responses to fire : the first ten years / G. Wayne Minshall, Todd V. Royer and Christopher T. Robinson -- 9. Food web dynamics in Yellowstone streams : shifts in the trophic basis of a stream food web after wildfire disturbance / Timothy B. Mihuc -- 10. Role of fire in determining annual water yield in mountain watersheds / Phillip E. Farnes, Ward W. McCaughey and Katherine J. Hansen -- 11. Early postfire forest succession in the heterogenous teton landscape / Kathleen M. Doyle -- 12. Snags and coarse woody debris : an important legacy of forests in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem / Daniel B. Tinker and Dennis H. Knight -- 13. Fire patterns and ungulate survival in Northern Yellowstone Park : the results of two independent models / Linda L. Wallace, Michael B. Coughenour, Monica G. Turner and William H. Romme -- 14. Ten years after the 1988 Yellowstone fires : is restoration needed? / William H. Romme and Monica G. Turner -- 15. Epilogue : after the fires, what have we learned? / Linda L. Wallace and Norman L. Christensen. |
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| Subject: | Forest fires > Yellowstone National Park. Forest fires > Environmental aspects > Yellowstone National Park. Fire ecology > Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone National Park. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Camosun College Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Holdable? | Status | Due Date | Courses |
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| Lansdowne Library | SD 421.32 Y45 A46 2004 (Text) | 26040002742589 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Book News : Book News Reviews
Plant and fire ecologist Wallace (U. of Oklahoma) provides a comprehensive scientific summary of the effects of the dramatic fires that tore across Wyoming and Montana in 1988. Even before the ashes had cooled, scientists from many disciplines began research, asking critical questions about the extent and intensity of the fires and initiating studies to determine the effects on geology, hydrology, plant and animal ecology, aquatic ecosystems, and landscape and ecosystem structure and function. The collection shows that the largest effects were found to have been felt at the smallest scales, and that the long-term devastation that had been predicted did not come to pass. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) - Choice Reviews : Choice Reviews 2005 May
The dramatic 1988 fires in Yellowstone National Park provoked debate about fire suppression policy in national parks and beyond. Not surprisingly, much of the debate--especially that regarding the predicted destruction of the Yellowstone ecosystems--occurred without sound scientific research. This volume fills that gap, examining the ecological, geological, and structural effects of the fires. In combination, the papers provide a thorough analysis of the fires, including important comparisons between the park's two major precipitation regimes. All major aspects of the park receive attention. Part 1 presents a chronology of the fires, the park's postglacial environmental history (fire, vegetation, climate), and a comparison of these fires' effects on the landscape with those of other fires in the western US. Part 2 studies the effects on individuals and species, both flora and fauna (e.g., lodgepole pine, elk). Part 3 focuses on aquatic ecosystems, including studies of species, aquatic food webs, and water yield. Part 4 concentrates on terrestrial ecosystems and landscape. The emergent picture is of resilient ecosystems; the findings will not only inform national park policy but also provide a model for studying extensive ecosystem disruption. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. Copyright 2005 American Library Association.
