Abstract:
Fire on the western forests of the United States is
also very good, but contains but four short paragraphs
on Alaskan forests. The chapter on forest and savanna
ecosystems of Sub-Saharan Africa covers too large
an area to provide a balanced coverage in respect
to the other chapters of the book.
The book contains few printing errors with the
exception of the misspelling of the name of the late
R. J. Hartesveldt. The illustrations and graphics are
well done. Both the subject and author indexes are
extensive and comprehensive.
The overall value of the book is outstanding. It
is a long-awaited monograph useful to anyone interested
in the subject of fire ecology. The price of
the book is comparable to other books of similar
nature but I cannot help but wish that it could be
lower, as this is one of those books most environmental
scientists and land managers should own and read.
