Thrive or fail: Examining forest resilience in the face of fires

Wednesday, September 7, 2016 - 09:01 in Earth & Climate

In 1988, fires consumed more than a million acres of Yellowstone National Park and its surrounding lands. But for the past three decades, Yellowstone's forests—resilient ecosystems composed of species adapted to periodic severe fire—have embarked on their recovery.

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