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Wildland fire use

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006816

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-006816
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectForestry, Wildland Management
Synonymswildfire use
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoWildland fire management; Wildfires
TranslationsSpanish: uso de incendios espontáneos
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-006816",
  "term": "Wildland fire use",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "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.",
  "synonyms": [
    "wildfire use"
  ],
  "subject": "Forestry, Wildland Management",
  "see_also": [
    "wildland fire management",
    "wildfires"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "uso de incendios espontáneos"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/wildland-fire-use/"
}

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