Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970216145131.006707e0@francomedia.qc.ca> Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 09:51:31 -0500 From: Hubert DUVIEUSART <mailto:duvieush@FRANCOMEDIA.QC.CA> Subject: Re: Wildfire To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU
At 10:12 16-02-97 +0700, Dick Tinsley wrote:>2. The second use of fire is the range management of savannah wet - dry
>grasslands. The fires is actually a stimulant to regrowth and after
>buring the grass will freshen much quicker when the rains come. In this
>case I am inclined to included it as a recommended management practice.
I am aware that some tree seeds will germinate only if they have been subjected to the heat of a forest fire, and the these fires are the only way to regenerate some old forests. Does anybody know if a similar phenomenon is involved in the regeneration of the above-mentioned grasslands ?
Thank you in advance for any information.
Hubert Duvieusart, agr. Montreal, QC, CANADA mailto:duvieush@francomedia.qc.ca agro-economiste - agronome conseil Agro-economist - agricultural consultant Conseiller en developpement rural Rural Development Adviser