Conservation Biology: The Science of Scarcity and DiversityMichael E. Soulé |
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... fire re- gimes ( or the lack of them ) . However , if the decision has been made to exclude fire , firing practices in neighboring grasslands ( pasture or otherwise ) are a severe threat . Fire moves with the wind and the wind knows no ...
... fire re- gimes ( or the lack of them ) . However , if the decision has been made to exclude fire , firing practices in neighboring grasslands ( pasture or otherwise ) are a severe threat . Fire moves with the wind and the wind knows no ...
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... fire risk because the large external inflammable area will carry a large fire to the preserve boundaries . Even if the preserve boundaries are controlled by firebreaks that are wide and burned annually , more distant fires are also a ...
... fire risk because the large external inflammable area will carry a large fire to the preserve boundaries . Even if the preserve boundaries are controlled by firebreaks that are wide and burned annually , more distant fires are also a ...
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... fire , though the park is currently engaged in a fire control program that will lead to their eventual demise through woody succession . The oaks are well known in the region , and there is a strong desire to see the Santa Rosa oak ...
... fire , though the park is currently engaged in a fire control program that will lead to their eventual demise through woody succession . The oaks are well known in the region , and there is a strong desire to see the Santa Rosa oak ...
Contents
Conservation Biology and the Real World | 1 |
The Fitness and Viability of Populations | 13 |
Processes of Species | 19 |
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