Fire Management's Impact on Abiotic Systems

In the Boreal Forest in the north, there are many aspects to the ecosystem. Many parts of this ecosystem are crawling with biotic organisms, but a big part of the Boreal Forest is the abiotic side of it. Fire Management is very important for clearing out dead wood from the area, but a major part of Fire Management has to do with soil. When grass and moss covers the floor of the environment it gives no chance for any other plants to grow there. Fire Management burns away the grass and moss, and leaves soil covered by nutrient filled ash. This allows new plants such as trees to grow before the moss and grass covers the floor again. Without Fire management dead wood, grass, and moss would cover the environment and choke out any other forms of life trying to grow there.