NALT

Preferred term

wildland fire use

Topic

The use of unplanned, naturally ignited fires to burn and be naturally extinguished by rainfall or snow storms in order to achieve the natural benefits of fire to an ecosystem, such as vegetative diversity, mixture of wildlife habitats and reduction of heavy fuelwood accumulation.

wildland fire management

wildfires

wildfire use

Field 001 in MARC Authority Format

52082

Spanish

uso de incendios espontáneos
uso de los incendios de terrenos baldíos

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/70076

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Created 6/19/06, last modified 11/30/12