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Interesting. Wikipedia [1] also says that these biomes are supposed to have canopy fires rather than smaller burns. I'm a bit skeptical (seems awefully convenie
by hyeonwho4 2y ago
Interesting. Wikipedia [1] also says that these biomes are supposed to have canopy fires rather than smaller burns. I'm a bit skeptical (seems awefully convenient), but it looks like the 500 year climate record supports this idea [2].
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral
[2] https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.1999.2035 https://doi.org/10.1006/qres.1999.2035
If this is the case, then homes in this biome need to be engineered to survive nearby canopy fires every few generations.