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After the wildfire : ten years of recovery from the Willow Fire / John Alcock.
Author
Alcock, John, 1942-
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.
©2017
Description
vi, 230 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm
Availability
Available Online
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SD421.32.A7 A43 2017
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Willow Fire, Ariz., 2004
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Wildfires
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Environmental aspects
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Arizona
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Mazatzal Mountains
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Fire ecology
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Arizona
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Mazatzal Mountains
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Mazatzal Mountains (Ariz.)
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Environmental conditions
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History
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21st century
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Summary note
"Very few people have ever returned again and again to the site of a natural but disastrous wildfire. John Alcock is such a returnee who recorded the aftermath of the Willow Fire, which burned a large part of the Mazatzal Mountains in central Arizona in the summer of 2004. His book on the subject, Wildfire on the Mountain, describes what happened to the lower reaches of the Mazatzals in the following decade or so. By walking along the South Fork of Deer Creek in all seasons as the years passed, he was rewarded by seeing a remarkable recovery of plant life, which in turn fostered an equally satisfying return of animals to the area ranging from small insects to large mammals. In this book you will find an accessible account of what is known about the response of chaparral plants to fire and the creatures that re-inhabit these plants as they come back from a ferocious blaze. In a series of short chapters, the author introduces us to what he observed on his many walks along the South Fork where he saw the great spreadwing damselfly, the western meadowlark, the reintroduced elk, and many more animals. The questions stimulated by his observations led him to explore the relevant scientific literature which he decodes for his readers. This is a book of biological discovery, a celebration of the capacity of living things to re-occupy a devastated location, and an encouragement for others to engage the natural world, even one that has been burnt to the ground." Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Deer Creek long ago
The south fork of Deer Creek: January 2004
The Willow Fire and its aftermath: June 2004 and April 2005
Returning to Deer Creek: December 2008
Spring revival: May 2009
Post-monsoon: September 2009
The lupine season: March 2010
Spring on Deer Creek: early April 2010
Dodder and hedgehogs: late April 2010
Golden eagles: early June 2010
Great spreadwings: October 2010
The puzzle of dioecy: January 2011
Deerbrush and recovery after fire: April 2011
Mites, glochids and thunderstorms: July 2011
A day full of predators: September 2011
Daddy water bugs: November 2011
Mountaintop snow: December 2011
¿spring¿ is here: January 2012
The creek is running: February 2012
So much for spring: April 2012
An illegal hike?: July 2012
Another illegal hike?: August 2012
Sprangletop heaven: September 2012
Fall in Deer Creek: October 2012
The cold carpenter bee: December 2012
The leafhopper walk: January 2013
The coyote chorus: February 2013
Another spring: March 2013
Back to Deer Creek: October 2013
Winter, Arizona-style: December 2013
Robins in winter: February 2014
Yet another spring: March 2014
Plant colors and plant visitors: April 2014
Back to Deer Creek for the tenth anniversary of the Willow Fire: October 2014.
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ISBN
9780816534036 ((alk. paper))
0816534039 ((alk. paper))
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LCCN
2016027502
OCLC
973231947
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