The Indians had no previous experience or scientific knowledge on how to manage or control fire burning, and the extent to which burning land would affect the biodiversity was unknown. Yet, despite the collateral damage caused by the exploration of fire burning, the Indians managed to enhance the ecological effects of natural fire in a way that it encouraged ecosystem subsistence in the long term. For example, it was used to prevent pathogens infestation that could have wiped out the population of oak trees, and it promoted maximum vegetation diversity and preservation of native plants by eliminating weeds and other invasive species. In spite of the lack of knowledge of ecological dynamics, thanks to the Indian’s deep understanding of nature due to their harmonic relationship with the ecosystem, fire become an essential management tool that shaped ecosystems in the long
The Indians had no previous experience or scientific knowledge on how to manage or control fire burning, and the extent to which burning land would affect the biodiversity was unknown. Yet, despite the collateral damage caused by the exploration of fire burning, the Indians managed to enhance the ecological effects of natural fire in a way that it encouraged ecosystem subsistence in the long term. For example, it was used to prevent pathogens infestation that could have wiped out the population of oak trees, and it promoted maximum vegetation diversity and preservation of native plants by eliminating weeds and other invasive species. In spite of the lack of knowledge of ecological dynamics, thanks to the Indian’s deep understanding of nature due to their harmonic relationship with the ecosystem, fire become an essential management tool that shaped ecosystems in the long