A book based on a conference of the same name held 22-24 October, 1979 at the University of New Brunswick. There are 15 chapters, including an introduction by the editors. The remaining 14 chapters are divided into 5 sections: Past and present fire frequencies; Physical effects of fire; Concepts of fire effects on individuals and species; Fire effects in selected vegetation zones; and Fire control and management. There is a glossary of fire and fire-related terms, and author, geographical and subject indexes. Wein, R.W.; MacLean, D.A. An overview of fire in northern ecosystems. 1-18 [72 ref.] Tolonen, K. The post-glacial fire record. 21-44 [92 ref.] Barney, R.J.; Stocks, B.J. Fire frequencies during the suppression period. 45-62 [37 ref.] Data on man- and lightning-caused wildfires in northern Canada, Alaska, USSR, Finland and Sweden. Wagner, C.E. van Fire behaviour in northern conifer forests and shrublands. 65-80 [43 ref.] Wein, R.W. Fire behaviour and ecological effects in organic terrain. 81-95 [55 ref., 1 pl.] Brown, R.J.E. Effects of fire on the permafrost ground thermal regime. 97-110 [43 ref., 3 pl.] MacLean, D.A.; Woodley, S.J.; Weber, M.G.; Wein, R.W. Fire and nutrient cycling. 111-132 [91 ref.] Rowe, J.S. Concepts of fire effects on plant individuals and species. 135-154 [81 ref.] Fox, J.F. Post-fire succession of small-mammal and bird communities. 155-180 [110 ref.] Cayford, J.H.; McRae, D.J. The ecological role of fire in jack pine forests. 183-199 [96 ref.] Viereck, L.A. The effects of fire in black spruce ecosystems of Alaska and northern Canada. 210-220 [65 ref.] Furyaev, V.V.; Wein, R.W.; MacLean, D.A. Fire influences in Abies-dominated forests. 221-234 [53 ref.] Auclair, A.N.D. The role of fire in lichen-dominated tundra and forest-tundra. 235-256 [79 ref.] Chistjakov, V.I.; Kuprijanov, A.I.; Gorshkov, V.V.; Artsybashev, E.S. Measures for fire-prevention on peat deposits. 259-271 [6 ref., 2 pl.] Alexander, M.E.; Dube, D.E. Fire management in wilderness areas, parks and other nature reserves. 273-297 [126 ref.].