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FIRE DISTURBANCE  

DEFINITION

  • Ecological disturbance (fire): an event or force, of nonbiological or biological origin, that brings about mortality to organisms and changes in their spatial patterning in the ecosystems they inhabit. Disturbance plays a significant role in shaping the structure of individual populations and the character of whole ecosystems.

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CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-12-19 08:24:39.0 [mmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (FIRE DISTURBANCE [a45abde1-4717-44d8-8c31-4db5b03d0758,559557] - FIRE ECOLOGY [62c6d256-e6d4-4204-b7a8-e084dd52d30a,554661]);
  • 2019-12-19 08:34:33.0 [mmorahan] insert Definition (id: null text: Ecological disturbance (fire): an event or force, of nonbiological or biological origin, that brings about mortality to organisms and changes in their spatial patterning in the ecosystems they inhabit. Disturbance plays a significant role in shaping the structure of individual populations and the character of whole ecosystems. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a45abde1-4717-44d8-8c31-4db5b03d0758

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