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Published: November 12, 2006
This
paper explains
prescribed fires are relatively small brush fires, carefully
planned and executed, which help the ecosystem by
recycling nutrients from old wood and leaves, by controlling insect populations and by preparing the soil for new
trees and grasses. The author points out that prescribed fires are not always beneficial because, when conditions are wrong, prescribed fire can severely damage the very resource it was intended to benefit. The paper relates that resource managers have learned to
manipulate fire-caused changes in plant and animal communities to meet their needs and those of humankind, while at the same time preserving underlying natural processes and functions. Table of Contents Introduction How it Works Pros and Cons Using Small Fires to Prevent Big Fires The Slash and Burn Method Concerns Conclusion
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