Yes, grazing animals preferentially forage on recently burned areas due to increased palatability. This reduces the fuel for that site thus reducing the likelihood of a subsequent fire. This concentration of grazing on burned areas allows adjacent unburned areas to build up fuel which increases the probability of fire. The result is an ever-changing mosaic of burned and unburned patches with grazing animals rotating themselves across the land.
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