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Surface fire
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minimum effects - sweep rapidly over the ground; consume litter and herbs, kill stems of shrubs and scorch tree bases
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Crown fire
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very destructive - spread rapidly through the canopy; kill most above ground vegetation
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Ground fire
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most destructive - flameless, subterranean fire; burn slowly for long periods
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Ecological effect of fire on physical environment
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release inorganic nutrients
modify light, temperature and moisture condition |
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Ecological effect of fire on plants
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modify or maintain community structure by: favor herbaceous plants over woody plants
favor shade-intolerant over shade-tolerant species |
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Ecological effect of fire on animals
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create or maintain suitable habitat for many species
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Some fire adapted and maintained ecosystems
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temperate prairie
longleaf pine forest in the southeast chaparral in California tropical grassland and savannah in East Africa |
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Factors effecting fire
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ignition source and its timing (lightning)
fuel environmental condition |
