Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems: ecology, evolution and management

Fire is a powerful agent of environmental change that has significantly shaped ecosystems since the Palaeozoic. “Fire in Mediterranean Ecosystems: ecology, evolution and management” focuses on the ecological role and human dimensions of fire for five Mediterranean-Type Climate (MTC) regions of the world. Mediterranean ecosystems are particularly pertinent units of analysis because their fire-prone ecosystems tend to be juxtaposed with major metropolitan centres, as a number of widely mediati...