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That's actually not necessarily the case. By creating more fires evolutionary pressure favored plants that were designed to burn, grow fast, and leave competiti
by andrewvc 8y ago
That'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.