How can lightning-induced forest fires be helpful to the environment?

Answer 1

its a natural course of recycling nutrients into the soil. slash and burn is bad because they overdue it for farming, but say there was a natural fire in some forest caused by lightning... i wouldn't say its very beneficial but its not a bad thing because the trees and plants there will turn into nutrient rich ash which would be absorbed by the soil and new trees and plants would grow in their places. so it could be considered helpful to promote new life of the plants and what not but think about what it would do to all the animals inhabiting that area =X

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Rob

Answer 2

Lightning-induced forest fires can be helpful to the environment by clearing out dead vegetation and promoting new growth. They can also create diverse habitats for different species of plants and animals. In some ecosystems, fire is a natural part of the ecosystem and is necessary for regeneration.

Answer 3

It breaks the atmoshpere down to get nitrogen to the ground to aid in plant growth.
by putting nitrogen in the ground for plants to use.

Answer 4

Lightning causes nitrogen in the atmosphere to form compounds such as ammonia. In this form the nitrogen can be used by plants and from there by other living things.