Fire in the Tropical Biota is the first comprehensive monograph on the fire ecology in tropical ecosystems from a pantropical and global perspective. Case studies from around the world give detailed information on the dual role of fire in maintaining and degrading tropical vegetation. They provide basic information for decision makers in tropical ecosystem management and research.

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Fire in the Tropical Biota is the first comprehensive monograph on the fire ecology in tropical ecosystems from a pantropical and global perspective. Case studies from around the world give detailed information on the dual role of fire in maintaining and degrading tropical vegetation. They provide basic information for decision makers in tropical ecosystem management and research.

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1 Fire in Tropical Ecosystems and Global Environmental Change: An Introduction.- 2 The Impact of Droughts and Forest Fires on Tropical Lowland Rain Forest of East Kalimantan.- 3 The Role of Fire in the Tropical Lowland Deciduous Forests of Asia.- 4 Fire in the Pine-Grassland Biomes of Tropical and Subtropical Asia.- 5 Fire in Some Tropical and Subtropical South American Vegetation Types: An Overview.- 6 Fire in the Ecology of the Brazilian Cerrado.- 7 Fire in the Tropical Rain Forest of the Amazon Basin.- 8 Interactions of Anthropogenic Activities, Fire, and Rain Forests in the Amazon Basin.- 9 Social and Ecological Aspects of Fire in Central America.- 10 Fires and Their Effects in the Wet-Dry Tropics of Australia.- 11 Fire Management in Southern Africa: Some Examples of Current Objectives, Practices, and Problems.- 12 Prescribed Fire in Industrial Pine Plantations.- 13 Landscapes and Climate in Prehistory: Interactions of Wildlife, Man, and Fire.- 14 Fire Conservancy: The Origins of Wildland Fire Protection in British India, America, and Australia.- 15 The Contribution of Remote Sensing to the Global Monitoring of Fires in Tropical and Subtropical Ecosystems.- 16 Remote Sensing of Biomass Burning in the Tropics.- 17 NOAA-AVHRR and GIS-Based Monitoring of Fire Activity in Senegal a Provosional Methodology and Potential Applications.- 18 Factors Influencing the Emissions of Gases and Particulate Matter from Biomass Burning.- 19 Ozone Production from Biomass Burning in Tropical Africa. Results from DECAFE-88.- 20 Estimates of Annual and Regional Releases of CO2 and Other Trace Gases to the Atmosphere from Fires in the Tropics, Based on the FAO Statistics for the Period 19751980.- 21 Global Change: Effects on Forest Ecosystems and Wildfire Severity.- Appendix: TheFreiburg Declaration on Tropical Fires.