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The limiting factor contributing to the total amount of fire is the growth of trees. Naturally it'll happen due to lightning. If that's less often than human tr
by akvadrako 8y ago
The limiting factor contributing to the total amount of fire is the growth of trees. Naturally it'll happen due to lightning. If that's less often than human triggers, the fires will be bigger.
- andrewvc 8y agoThat's actually not necessarily the case. By creating more fires evolutionary pressure favored plants that were designed to burn, grow fast, and leave competitive seeds. BTW much of what burns in CA is not large trees but chapparal. The linked articles I included have more detail.
- akvadrako 8y agoI agree that makes sense over the long term (100+ years), assuming that natural triggers are less frequent than fires put out by people.