Fire ecology
OpenLearn Review
Location
Online(Course Link)
Dates
On Demand
Course Categories
Math, Science and Engineering
Certficate
Yes()
Language
English
Course Fees
FreeNo. of Attendant
Unlimited
Acquired Skills/Covered Subjects
- explain why fire is an important component of healthy ecosystems,explain what is meant by a ‘fire regime’ and how changes in fire regimes can lead to changes in ecosystems,describe some adaptive features of plants that have evolved in response to fire
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This course explores the role of fire as a natural disturbance in ecosystems. It introduces the concept of a fire regime and its influence on the type and distribution of organisms that occur in fire prone ecosystems. It also looks at some of the adaptations of plants that have evolved in these ecosystems and how animals either avoid or exploit the consequences of fire as a natural disturbance. Finally it examines how fire can increase biodiversity by generating a mosaic of habitats within an ecosystem and briefly addresses some of the consequences of climate change and global warming on the intensity and frequency of fires.
