Ecological effect of fire

• kill slow animals & plants
• some animal migrates
• encourage soil erosion &leaching
• release poisonous gases
• encourages regeneration in some grasses e.g. Cymbopogon
• destroys or chase away vectors, pests and parasites, e.g. tsetse flies
• accelerates nitrogen recycling of plastic waste.
• Enable vision of distant are for prey and predator.
• Allow growth of fire-resistant species which are often not palatable.
• Destroys humus

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