pyrodiversity
pyrodiversity noun: a variation in the kinds of fire, whether produced by natural conditions or controlled burning, in an environment or ecosystem.
Noun
pyrodiversity (uncountable)
- A variation in the kinds of fire, whether produced by natural conditions or controlled burning, in an environment or ecosystem.
- Despite ambiguities in reconstructing presuppression fire behavior, there is wide agreement that a century of fire-suppression management has resulted in a large increase of dead and living fuel, increasing the probability of surface fires becoming crown fires of greater areal extent and intensity....2000, Michael G. Barbour, Richard A. Minnich, “Californian Upland Forests and Woodlands”, in North American Terrestrial Vegetation, pages 180–181
- Some scientists suggest that pyrodiversity (the diversity in frequency, scale, season, and type of fire) leads to great biodiversity of plant species and vegetation types.2005, Kat Anderson, Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources, page 18
Origin of pyrodiversity
From pyro- + diversity.
Questions about pyrodiversity
- What does pyrodiversity mean?
- Pyrodiversity means a variation in the kinds of fire, whether produced by natural conditions or controlled burning, in an environment or ecosystem.
- What part of speech is pyrodiversity?
- Pyrodiversity is a noun.
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