| Prescribed Burning in California Wildlands Vegetation Management Contributor(s): Biswell, Harold (Author), Agee, James K. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0520219457 ISBN-13: 9780520219458 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $28.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1999 Annotation: Harold Biswell's decades of research and field experience were a major factor in developing policies of controlled or prescribed burning, which mimics or reintroduces the natural fire cycle. This comprehensive study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. Available again, for the first time in paperback, this edition includes a new foreword by James Agee, placing Biswell's study -- and his legacy -- in the context of recent developments. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 577 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.11" W x 9.04" (0.96 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Geographic Orientation - California - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Harold Biswell's decades of research and field experience were a major factor in developing policies of controlled or prescribed burning, which mimics or reintroduces the natural fire cycle. This comprehensive study introduces the principles and practices of prescribed burning, which apply far beyond California, within a historical and ecological perspective. Available for the first time in paperback, with a new foreword by James Agee, this book places Biswell's study-and his legacy-in the context of recent developments in the field. |