Are Fires More Important Than Rain For The Savannah Ecosystem?
Friday, September 19, 2008 - 20:07
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Natural grass fires are evidently more important for the ecology of savannahs than has previously been assumed. This is the finding of a study carried out in Etosha National Park in the north of Namibia. It is the first study to have investigated the complex interplay of the factors fire, competition, moisture and seed availability in relation to a grass species.