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Perspectives on Wildfire in the Humid Tropics
Author(s) -
Uhl Christopher
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
conservation biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.2
H-Index - 222
eISSN - 1523-1739
pISSN - 0888-8892
DOI - 10.1046/j.1523-1739.1998.012005942.x
Subject(s) - tropics , geography , environmental science , ecology , biology
Over the last 30 years our understanding of the effects of wildfire on tropical forest environments has expanded enormously. To introduce readers to this topic, we asked Christopher Uhl to recount some of his experiences studying fire in the humid tropics. His account sets the stage for four short contributions that compose this installment of Issues in International Conservation.