In this section you will learn about the impacts of individual fires and fire regimes on biota and habitats, and the adaptations and responses of plants and animals to fire.

Four scales are considered: individual plants and animals, species populations, communities and ecosystems.

The effect of fire on the abiotic components of ecosystems is also addressed with nutrient cycling through soils and the atmosphere.

A world without fire: what would the world look like without fire?

Declining species in the Top End: is it fire related?

Patchiness and fire mosaics

 

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