Why is Forest a Normal Part of the Life Circle of the
Forest System?
- Fire is a normal part of the life cycle of forest ecosystems. In facts, in the burned forest, new healthy trees regenerate quickly. The Jake pine, which has the cones from the species, needs the heat from fire to open. The seeds can than fall to the ground where they begin to grow. Sometimes fires are purposely started in a "controlled burn" to encourage this process.
why forest fires caused by people are more likely to be extinguished by a fire fighter, while those caused by lightning are often left to burn themselves out?
- Mostly, people live in settled areas and settled areas have everything for emergency so they can stop the fire faster. However, when forest fire caused by lightening, it is really hard to stop the fire because the fire happens in remote areas.