Fast-Moving Fires Can Scorch Forests. They May Never Grow Back, Research Finds
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Fast-moving wildfires leave forests less able to recover, Western Colorado University study finds 'How fires burn is as important as how much they burn'
As a prolonged drought sets the stage for the record-setting wildfires that continue to race across forests in the American West and Canada, new research from Western Colorado University suggests the greatest change may not be how much land those…
Environmental News Network - Fast-Moving Wildfires Leave Forests Less Able to Recover, Study Finds
The severe, drought-fueled fires now burning across much of the American West and Canada may be scorching forests so thoroughly that they cannot recover to the forests they once were, new research shows.
Laura Sierra Madrid.- Extreme forest fires - those with a rapid expansion and great difficulty of extinction - can cause long-term changes in vegetation because the affected areas have less tree coverage and a reduced resilience compared to the less intense fires. These are the main conclusions of a study published in Science Advances magazine, which concludes that fast-spread forest fires in North America reduce forest regeneration and alter it…
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