Prescribing Fire: A Hot Australian Topic

摘要

One of the most controversial issues in Australian forest management is the use of planned fuel-reduction burns to reduce the damage caused by the country's regular summer bushfires. The intentional use of fire arouses passions and conflicts, write Professor Mark Adams and Dr. Peter Attiwill in Burning Issues, their just-published book on the role of prescribed burning in the sustainability and management of Australia's southern forests.