They used fires to modify the landscape to produce a given result....not balance nature (which is impossible for humans to do). Norm
From: "Keith McGuinness" > Norman Baugher wrote: >> ROTFLMAO... >> >> From: "DagT" >> <snip> So, the natural >>> balance has been shifted by us long ago and now we have to control >>> all parts to provide<snip> > > But DagT is right (for at least some environments). > > For instance, it is known that indigenous Australians, in > northern regions, used fire to modify the landscape for thousands > of years. Fire is also a natural phenomenon for much of the > country. Further, there is evidence that the planting of exotic > grasses alters the nature of the fires (time and intensity). > > One of the more controversial management issues up here is, > therefore, what sort of fire regime should we have? The "natural" > one? The one imposed by indigenous Australians? Some other > regime? If so, what? > > Keith McG > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
