Definition

Fire ecology is the relationship between fire, the physical environment, and living organisms. Fire can be a natural and human-caused process. Depending on the intensity, duration, extent, season, and frequency, fire can be beneficial or destructive. Humans have employed fire to maintain grasslands, fertilize farms, and as a weapon of war. Fire prevention in certain forests has caused ecosystem, safety, and financial problems.

Keywords

grasslands, rangelands, forests, regeneration, fire regime, fuel, prescribed burning, fire management, conservation objectives, fire dependence, wildland fire, fire in a natural environment, forest fire, controlled burn, climate change and fire, agricultural fire