1
Q
Fire determinants
A
Amount of fuel load
Composition and structure of plants
Climate
Ignition (lightning, rockfall and humans)
2
Q
Fire type
A
Surface fire (savanna and grassland) Crown fire (fynbos) Ground fire (rare)
3
Q
Greatest effect of burning savannas
A
Killing of seedlings
Keeping trees low between consecutive burns (fire trap)
Damaging large trees (very hot fires)
