Forests on Fire: The Fight to Save Our Trees
- ISBN-10
- 0531109402
- ISBN-13
- 9780531109403
- Category
- Fire ecology
- Pages
- 154
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Franklin Watts
- Author
- Gregory Vogt
Description
Examines the devastating effects of forest fires and the various techniques used to combat and prevent them.
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