Wildland Fire in Ecosystems: Effects of Fire on Fauna

摘要: ____________________________________ Smith, Jane Kapler, ed. 2000. Wildland fire in ecosystems: effects of on fauna. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-42-vol. 1. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 83 p. Fires affect animals mainly through their habitat. often cause short-term increases wildlife foods that contribute to populations some animals. These are moderated by the animals’ ability thrive altered, simplified, structure postfire environment. The extent animal communities generally depends change habitat and species composition caused fire. Stand-replacement fires usually greater changes faunal forests than those grasslands. Within forests, standreplacement alter community more dramatically understory fires. Animal adapted survive pattern frequency, season, size, severity, uniformity characterized presettlement times. When frequency or decreases substantially severity from patterns, for many