What our future forests will look like is a burning question not only for fire ecologists. A look back at 12,000 years of forest fire history now reveals: “Climate roughly defines the general trends of fire activity. However, the intensity and frequency of fires also strongly depend on the properties of the predominant vegetation type. While certain species contribute to the occurrence of severe fires, others act more or less as a fire retardant,” says Dr. Mirjam Pfeiffer of the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Centre, summarizing the results of a recent study.
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Source: Phys.org