Chaparral recovery during the period examined here is unrelated to fire size because recolonization of burns by long-range seed dispersal is not a trait of the majority of the local shrub species and the shrubs either resprout. or germinate from soil seed reservoirs. 展开 ...
But fire is a necessary disturbance in these regions; it clears out the excess and recycles the nutrients in the soil. When the occasional fire does come raging through this habitat, plants deal with it in different ways. About half of the woody species in these regions quickly burn and the...