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Forest fires have occurred across the globe at various times in the past. The sources of these fires have been both natural and anthropogenic. Forest areas in North America, South and S E Asia, Australia, Africa and Amazonia are prone to the incidence of fires regularly. Forest fires occur almost on an annual basis in the deciduous forests of Southern India. However the extent of these fires depends on various factors such as the frequency of human disturbances and the climate of the region. These fires are thought to have impacts on the ecology of plants and animals in the region.
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K Narendran currently works at the Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He has been intrigued by the phenomenon of forest fires and is keen on looking at the historical and ecological aspects of forest fires. He is involved in mapping forest fires in the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. His major interests lie in ecological applications of remote sensing and geographical information systems, and would like to work on questions of ecological relevance at the landscape level.
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Narendran, K. Forest fires. Reson 6, 34–41 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868242
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02868242