Fire in North American Wetland Ecosystems and Fire-Wildlife Relations: An Annotated Bibliography

 23. Bendell, J. F. 1974. Effects of fire on birds and mammals. Pages 73-138 in 
          T.T. Kozlowski and C.E. Ahlgren, eds. Fire and ecosystems. Academic 
          Press, New York.

Immediate and long-term effects of fire on wildlife are reviewed. Included are discussions of changes in species composition and energy flow following fire, changes in density and overall abundance of wildlife following fire, and various case histories to support the major points presented. The evolution of birds and mammals in burnable habitat (including the effects of fire upon wildlife speciation as a result of fire) and adaptation of birds and mammals to flammable habitat are examined. With reference to wetlands, burning results in open water and encourages seed-bearing plants which are valuable waterfowl foods. [See also Lyon et al. (1978) for an update of this material.] [K-L-S]

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