TART IX — TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS 



ten separate schools of thought, 

 and their approaches, methods, 

 and results should be more 

 closely integrated so that man- 

 agement workers would benefit 

 and apply ecological informa- 

 tion and ecologists would be 

 made more aware of the pos- 

 sible applications, economics, 

 and practical potentials in- 

 volved. 



3. Fire affects all aspects of the 

 biotic environment, and these, 



too, must be investigated, in- 

 cluding: soil moisture, tem- 

 perature, texture, chemistry, 

 soil microorganisms and fauna, 

 seedbed conditions, recovering 

 vegetation including mosses, 

 herbs, shrubs, and trees, af- 

 fected animal populations, and 

 air and water pollution. Inter- 

 relationships among these are 

 important in understanding the 

 total effect of fire. 



4. Application of findings from 



one forest and soil type to an- 

 other are usually not practical, 

 and few generalizations can 

 be made. The total picture for 

 each type of situation must be 

 worked out separately. 



There is need for a careful 

 review and analysis of work 

 done in both ecology and man- 

 agement areas to integrate find- 

 ings to date and avoid dupli- 

 cation of efforts, a fault of 

 present and past work. 



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