Q: How does a disturbance, like a fire or predator, affect the number of mammal species in African grasslands?

Flexi Says: If a wildfire destroys plant life in an area, the producer population is reduced. Therefore, there will be less food available to primary consumers. If primary consumer populations are reduced, there will be less food available for secondary consumers. In severe and extensive fires, the effect may ripple up through all of the trophic levels.