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Malcolm Moore
- Jan 1, 1970
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Essential even. Gump fires and prairie (savannah) fires too. Clears up
the dead stuff, makes way for new growth.
There are many different types of forest in the world. Some have
species of plants that have evolved to survive, and even depend on,
periodic fires.
For other forest types fire is very destructive and they can take
centuries to recover. If the destruction covers a large enough area
some will never recover.
I suspect you are personaly familiar with the former. Don't make the
mistake of therefore assuming that fire is essential everywhere.