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03262aam a22004214i 4500 001 B2DF85A26B5611E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 130624s2014 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013018591 020 $a 1119953561 (pbk.) 020 $a 9781119953562 (pbk.) 020 $a 111995357X (cloth) 020 $a 9781119953579 (cloth) 035 $a (OCoLC)854541596 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BDX $d UKMGB $d AU@ $d CHVBK $d OCLCF $d SAD $d ZLM $d CLE $d IG# $d SILO 050 00 $a GN416 S46 2014 100 1 $a Scott, Andrew C. 245 10 $a Fire on earth : $b an introduction / $c Andrew C. Scott, David M.J.S. Bowman, William J. Bond, Stephen J. Pyne, Martin E. Alexander. 264 1 $a Chichester, West Sussex : $b John Wiley & Sons, Inc., $c 2014. 300 $a xviii, 413 pages : $b colored illustrations ; $c 26 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Fire in the earth system -- Biology of fire -- Anthropogenic fire --The science and art of wildland fire behaviour prediction. 520 $a "Earth is the only planet known to have fire. The reason is both simple and profound: fire exists because Earth is the only planet to possess life as we know it. Fire is an expression of life on Earth and an index of life's history. Few processes are as integral, unique, or ancient. Fire on Earth puts fire in its rightful place as an integral part of the study of geology, biology, human history, physics, and global chemistry. Fire is ubiquitous in various forms throughout Earth, and belongs as part of formal inquiries about our world. In recent years fire literature has multiplied exponentially; dedicated journals exist and half a dozen international conferences are held annually. A host of formal sciences, or programs announcing interdisciplinary intentions, are willing to consider fire. Wildfire also appears routinely in media reporting. This full-colour text, containing over 250 illustrations of fire in all contexts, is designed to provide a synthesis of contemporary thinking; bringing together the most powerful concepts and disciplinary voices to examine, in an international setting, why planetary fire exists, how it works, and why it looks the way it does today. Students, lecturers, researchers and professionals interested in the physical, ecological and historical characteristics of fire will find this book, and accompanying web-based material, essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in all related disciplines, for general interest and for providing an interdisciplinary foundation for further study." -- Publisher's website. 650 0 $a Fire $x History. 650 0 $a Fire management. 650 0 $a Fire ecology. 650 0 $a Forest fires. 650 0 $a Wildfires. 700 1 $a Bowman, D. M. J. S. 700 1 $a Bond, William J., $d 1948- 700 1 $a Pyne, Stephen J., $d 1949- 700 1 $a Alexander, Martin E. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Scott, Andrew C. $t Fire on earth $d Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2013 $z 9781118534083 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20171205015601.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B2DF85A26B5611E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search