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Oregon study says forests regenerate after wildfires

Posted Apr 06, 2007 at 02:51AM by Dia A. Listed in: Plants and Agriculture, Environmental Campaigns, Environmental Disasters, Natural Resources, Natural Disasters Tags: Oregon
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forests can regenerate on their own - Image 1Sometimes, nature heals better naturally. Consider Ian Malcolm from the Jurassic Park novel: he pointed out that the earth has been around much longer than we have. Certainly it has means of healing itself and adapting to times better than we do. In the case of forests destroyed by wildfires, this applies too.


A study done by an Oregon State University team found out that in the aftermath of wildfires, even the those that experienced great fires manage to sprout seedling even without the humans doing anything, within five to ten years. Natural regeneration of forests after a wildfire may take longer, but it creates a more diversified forest.

In this regard, wildfires are seen both as an agent of destruction and renewal. The Hindus understand this better with their goddess Kali, the goddess of destruction as well as rebirth. Sometimes it could be better to let forests regenerate on their own after a wildfire; they may have better coping mechanisms than we could ever provide them.

The Oregon study found hundreds of trees per acre in various types of forests, equal to or greater than the density of most older forests, even 19 years after the fire. The researchers even saw a lot of seedlings far away from the surviving trees that could still provide them. How did the seedlings ever get there? Nature must have her own ways...

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   by GW2 (Unregistered) - 2007-04-06
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this has been known since the mid 90's. very very old news.

   by ericfourfour - 2007-04-06
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Some cones, from trees (I forget any specific names), only open in high temperatures (ie. fire) and spread their seeds.

And, isn't it common knowledge that trees grow?



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