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In this book, avian ecologist and former PBS Birdwatch host Richard Hutto challenges conventional wisdom by revealing the hidden beauty and ecological importance of severely burned forests. Drawing on extensive field research and compelling storytelling, Hutto uncovers one of nature's best-kept secrets: numerous species--including the black-backed woodpecker and the morel mushroom--thrive in conditions created only by intense wildfires. These and many other fire-dependent organisms have evolved to flourish in charred landscapes, a fact often overlooked by birdwatchers, land managers, and even fire researchers. Blending science, fieldwork, and reflections from a lifelong career, this book has the potential to transform how we perceive forest fires. It offers a fresh perspective on fire's role in maintaining biodiversity and invites readers to consider how revised land management practices could benefit both industry and the environment. Written in an engaging and accessible style, this book is ideal for birdwatchers, nature enthusiasts, fire managers, and anyone curious about the true role of fire in our ecosystems.
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在這本書中，鳥類生態學家及前PBS《Birdwatch》主持人理查德·哈托（Richard Hutto）挑戰了傳統智慧，揭示了嚴重燒毀森林的隱藏美麗和生態重要性。哈托根據廣泛的實地研究和引人入勝的敘事，揭開了大自然最不為人知的秘密之一：許多物種，包括黑背啄木鳥和羊肚菌，能在只有強烈野火所創造的條件下茁壯成長。這些以及許多其他依賴火災的生物已進化出在燒焦的景觀中繁榮的能力，這一事實常常被觀鳥者、土地管理者甚至火災研究者所忽視。
這本書融合了科學、實地工作和一生職業的反思，有潛力改變我們對森林火災的看法。它提供了火在維持生物多樣性中的角色的新視角，並邀請讀者思考修訂的土地管理實踐如何能同時惠及產業和環境。這本書以引人入勝且易於理解的風格撰寫，特別適合觀鳥者、自然愛好者、火災管理者以及任何對火在我們生態系統中真正角色感到好奇的人。
作者簡介
Richard L. Hutto is Professor Emeritus in Biological Sciences and Wildlife Biology at the University of Montana. After joining the faculty in 1977, he taught courses in animal ecology, fire ecology, Montana wildlife, and ornithology across a nearly 40-year career. His early research dealt primarily with the ecology of migratory landbirds throughout the West--in Mexico in winter, the Southwest during spring and fall, and the Northern Rockies in summer. In 1990, he developed the USFS Northern Region Landbird Monitoring Program to generate data on bird distribution patterns so that we might better understand the ecological effects of various land-use practices. To promote informed decisions through use of those bird data, Hutto also established the Avian Science Center on the University of Montana campus in 2004. Following the Yellowstone fires of 1988, his research focus shifted toward the ecology of birds in burned forests--an interest he maintains to this day. Dr. Hutto also hosted a nationally televised PBS series called "Birdwatch," which ran from 1998-2001.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
理查德·L·哈托是蒙大拿大學生物科學與野生動物生物學的名譽教授。自1977年加入教職以來，他在近40年的職業生涯中教授了動物生態學、火災生態學、蒙大拿野生動物和鳥類學等課程。他早期的研究主要集中在西部的遷徙陸鳥生態學——冬季在墨西哥，春秋季在西南地區，夏季在北洛基山脈。1990年，他開發了美國森林服務局（USFS）北部地區陸鳥監測計劃，以生成有關鳥類分佈模式的數據，從而幫助我們更好地理解各種土地使用實踐的生態影響。為了通過使用這些鳥類數據來促進知情決策，哈托於2004年在蒙大拿大學校園內建立了鳥類科學中心。在1988年黃石公園火災之後，他的研究重點轉向燒毀森林中的鳥類生態學——這一興趣至今仍在延續。哈托博士還主持了一個全國播出的PBS系列節目《觀鳥》，該節目於1998年至2001年期間播出。
