Fire Ecology of Florida and the Southeastern Coastal Plain - by Reed F Noss

About the Book

A biodiversity hotspot, Florida is home to many ecosystems and species
that depend on frequent fire to exist. In this book, Reed Noss discusses
the essential role of fire in generating biodiversity and offers best
practices for using fire to keep the region's ecosystems healthy and
resilient.

Book Synopsis

A biodiversity hotspot, Florida is home to many ecosystems and species
that depend on frequent fire to exist. In this book, Reed Noss discusses
the essential role of fire in generating biodiversity and offers best
practices for using fire to keep the region's ecosystems healthy and
resilient.

Review Quotes

"A
major contribution to ecology studies and fire science. . . . Essential."--Choice

"A
work that will benefit not only land managers and policy makers, but all
wildlife biologists, foresters, botanists and others who seek to ensure special
places remain that way."--Wildfire Magazine

"Simultaneously
serves as a roadmap for practicing scientists and managers and as an accessible
primer for lay naturalists; it should be read by any person with an interest in
fire ecology."

--Journal of Wildlife Management

"Tackles
many aspects of fire in the past, present, and future, within an exceedingly
fire-prone and biologically diverse region."--Bulletin of the Ecological
Society of America

"Invaluable
to land managers across the country, as all these principles apply to natural
communities and fire-dependent species, regardless of geographic location."--Natural
Areas Journal