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Unknown, but unlikely in relevant time scales. The fires have been much larger and hotter than typical. The vegetation that does regrow probably wont be the sam
by donavanm 7y ago
Unknown, but unlikely in relevant time scales. The fires have been much larger and hotter than typical. The vegetation that does regrow probably wont be the same as we lost, ie pyrophillic scrubland replacing forrest. The fires are also destructive enough to destroy pyrophytic plants that would resist previous bushfires. Both of these are going to disrupt the regrowth of the ecosystem in unexpected/abnormal ways. Concern is that it leads to a long term cycle of more, hotter, larger fires and permanent habitat loss.
Edit: as a comparison I was just out on the tasman penninsula which burned in 2013. It was doing well enough, with medium sized trees and full ground cover.