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Part I Concepts and Theory.. 1 Toward a Theory of Landscape.. 2 Scaling Laws and Complexity in Fire Regimes.. 3 Native Fire Regimes and Landscape Resilience.. Part II Climate Context.. 4 Climate and Spatial Patterns of Wildfire in North America.. 5 Climatic Water Balance and Regional Fire Years in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Linking Regional Climate and Fire at Landscape Scales.. Part III Landscape Fire Dynamics and Interactions.. 6 Pyrogeography and Biogeochemical Resilience.. 7 Reconstructing Landscape Pattern of Historical Fires and Fire Regimes.. 8 Fire and Invasive Plants on California Landscapes.. 9 Modeling Landscape Fire and Wildlife Habitat.. Part IV Landscape Fire Management, Policy, and Research in an Era of Global Change.. 10 Managing and Adapting to Changing Fire Regimes in a Warmer Climate.. 11 Wilderness Fire Management in a Changing Environment.. 12 Synthesis: Landscape Ecology and Changing Fire Regimes.. Index

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Global warming is expected to change fire regimes, likely increasing the severity and extent of wildfires in many ecosystems around the world. What will be the landscape-scale effects of these altered fire regimes? Within what theoretical contexts can we accurately assess these effects? We explore the possible effects of altered fire regimes on landscape patch dynamics, dominant species (tree, shrub, or herbaceous) and succession, sensitive and invasive plant and animal species and communities, and ecosystem function. Ultimately, we must consider the human dimension: what are the policy and management implications of increased fire disturbance, and what are the implications for human communities? Inglés

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