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Fire Stick Farming - Coggle Diagram
Fire Stick Farming
Fires were lit in patches
Burned off undergrowth
Allowed plants to grow
attracted huntable animals
Young leaves, tubers, roots and yams easier to collect
could not kill large trees, which means less wood to burn in hotter seasons, therefore not allowing huge bush fires to occur.
ash can be used for fertilization
drive away poisonous snakes
flushed out crop damaging animals like kangaroos, wombats etc.
no animals around to eat the seeds released by native trees, allowing dispersal of the species.
Benefits of using fires to impact animal communities
drive away snakes
clear walking paths
less venom casualties
kangaroos wombats gone, allowing the spreading of seeds
Kangaroos/wombats may come, huntable
controlling the agricultural grounds.
Ash as fertilization
sustainable source
reusable source
many nutrients
potassium
phosphorus
magnesium
Flushing out kangaroos and wombats
allow the dispersion of native seeds
less wildlife eaten allowing seeds to be spread, some being important ones
if they do stay at the place where fire has been burned, then they are huntable.