Good, bad or ‘necessary evil’? Reinterpreting the colonial burning experiments in the savanna landscapes of West Africa.

A simple ecological model underlies contemporary fire policy in many West African countries. The model holds that the timing (or seasonality) of annual savanna fires is a principal determinant of vegetation cover. The model's origin can be traced to the ideas held by influential colonial scientists...

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Published in:	Geographical Journal Vol. 172; no. 4; pp. 271 - 291
Main Authors:	Laris, Paul, Wardell, David Andrew
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley-Blackwell Dec2006
Subjects:	Ecological model (Communication) Environmental degradation Fire insurance Environmental sciences Population biology Africa
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost