What animals depend on fire?
What animals depend on fire? Mammals such as moose, deer, and rabbits rely on the new growth produced after a fire for food. Fire also benefits several plant species such as the endangered sandplain gerardia and wood lily, both which need fire to reproduce and grow. What ecosystems are fire-dependent? Many ecosystems, particularly prairie, savanna, chaparral and coniferous forests, have evolved with fire as an essential contributor to habitat vitality and renewal. What does it mean to be a fire-dependent ecosystem? Fire-Dependent Ecosystem with Periodic Fire Over time, litter (mostly in the form of needles, leaves and dead vegetation) collects...