SCOPE 18
The Role of Fire in
Northern Circumpolar Ecosystems
Edited by
Ross W. Wein - Fire Science Centre and Department of Biology,
University of New Brunswick, Canada
and
David A. MacLean - Maritimes Forest Research Centre, Canadian Forestry Service,
New Brunswick, Canada
Published on behalf of the
Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE)
of the
International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU)
by
John Wiley & Sons
Chichester, New York, Brisbane, Toronto
1983
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Title Pages
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of Contributors
1. An Overview of Fire in Northern Ecosystems - R.W. Wein and D.A. MacLean
SECTION I: PAST AND PRESENT FIRE FREQUENCIES
2. The Post-glacial Fire Record - K. Tolonen
3. Fire Frequencies During the Suppression Period - R.J. Barney and B.J. Stocks
SECTION II: PHYSICAL EFFECTS OF FIRE
4. Fire Behaviour in Northern Conifer Forests and Shrublands - C.E. Van Wagner
5. Fire Behaviour and Ecological Effects in Organic Terrain - R.W. Wein
6. Effects of Fire on the Permafrost Ground Thermal Regime - The late R.J.E. Brown
7. Fire and Nutrient Cycling - D.A. MacLean, S.J. Woodley, M.G. Weber, and R.W. Wein
SECTION III: CONCEPTS OF FIRE EFFECTS ON INDIVIDUALS AND SPECIES
8. Concepts of Fire Effects on Plant Individuals and Species - J.S. Rowe
9. Post-fire Succession of Small-mammal and Bird Communities - J.F. Fox
SECTION IV: FIRE EFFECTS IN SELECTED VEGETATION ZONES
10. The Ecological Role of Fire in Jack Pine Forests - J.H. Cayford and D.J. McRae
11. The Effects of Fire in Black Spruce Ecosystems of Alaska and Northern Canada - L.A. Viereck
12. Fire Influences in Abies-dominated forests - V.V. Furyaev, R.W. Wein, and D.A. MacLean
13. The Role of Fire in Lichen-dominated Tundra and Forest-tundra - A.N.D. Auclair
SECTION V: FIRE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT
