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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Forestry, Wildland Management
  2. fire science and management
  3. wildland fire management
  4. wildland fire use

Preferred term

wildland fire use

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information 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.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • wildfire use

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URI

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

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