(par 3.10.4) ‘Inappropriate’ back-burns could drive species extinct

http://www.abc.net.au/environment/articles/2015/03/02/4185527.htm  Nardine Groch ABC Environment 2 Mar 2015 Mallee emu-wrens became locally extinct after fire raced through their habitat. Scientists warn that the wrong fire patterns could see more losses…

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(par 3.10.4) Disturbance (ecology)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disturbance_(ecology) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Damages of storm Kyrill in Wittgenstein, Germany. In biology, a disturbance is a temporary change in environmental conditions that causes a pronounced change in an ecosystem. Disturbances often act quickly and…

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