TITLE:
Burning planet : the story of fire through time / Andrew C. Scott.
By:
Publication Date:
2018
Publication Information:
Oxford, U.K. : Oxford University Press,
Physical Description:
xi, 231 p., [22] p. of plates : col. ill., maps.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-216) and index.
Summary:
Raging wildfires have devastated vast areas of California and Australia in recent years, and predictions are that we will see more of the same in coming years, as a result of climate change. But this is nothing new. Since the dawn of life on land, large-scale fires have played their part in shaping life on Earth. Andrew Scott tells the whole story of fire's impact on our planet's atmosphere, climate, vegetation, ecology, and the evolution of plant and animal life.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780198734840
