Unexpected ways animals influence fires
Monday, March 9, 2020 - 21:50
in Biology & Nature
Animals eating plants might seem like an obvious way to suppress fire, and humans are already using the enormous appetites of goats, deer, and cows to reduce the fuel available for potential wildfires. But other animals such as birds, termites, and elephants can also double as ecosystem engineers as they go about their day-to-day grass-chewing, track-making, or nest-building.