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1 online resource (367 pages) Fire plays a key role in Earth system processes. Wildfires influence the carbon cycle and the nutrient balance of our planet, and may even play a role in regulating the oxygen content of our atmosphere. The evolutionary history of plants has been intimately tied to fire and this in part explains the distribution of our ecosystems and their ability to withstand the effects of natural fires today. Fire Phenomena and the Earth System brings together the various subdisciplines within fire science to provide a synthesis of our understanding of the role of wildfire in the Earth system. An introduction to combustion in organic materials -- Smouldering fires in natural fuels -- Experimental understanding of wildland fires -- Wildland fire behaviour and danger ratings -- Satellite remote sensing of wildfires -- Understanding the ecological impacts of fires -- Plant adaptations to fire an evolutionary perspective -- Fire and the land surface -- Black carbon in soils and sediments -- Identifying past fire events -- A 21,000 year history of fire -- A 450 million year history of fire -- The atmospheric impact of wildfires -- Experiments on atmospheric oxygen and fire -- Fire feedbacks on atmospheric oxygen -- Biochar and carbon sequestration. edited by Claire M. Belcher. Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. e------ Wildfires Environmental aspects Forest fires Environmental aspects Environmental geology Forest fires Environmental aspects Wildfires Environmental aspects SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geography SCIENCE Earth Sciences Geology Environmental geology Forest fires Environmental aspects Wildfires Environmental aspects Brand Feuerökologie Umweltgeologie Waldbrand SD421 .F5165 2013 363.37/9 363.379 551 Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 (DLC) 2013001793 (OCoLC)824536037 9781118529539 1118529537 9781118529546 1118529545 9781118529553 1118529553 9781118529560 1118529561 9781299469013 1299469019 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118529539 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781118529539 MHW 130418 20171106121625.0 ocn841910824 eng