Green reload after the bushfires
by Maria Hernandez-Soriano, KU Leuven, Heverlee, Belgium
Fire has encouraged the growth of grassland and other plant species after a fire event in the hot, dry summer of Margaret River, Western Australia. Like an open-air biochar event, a burst of green heals the fire-ravaged land. Fire events are an essential part of the ecology of Australia and certain native flora have evolved to rely on bushfires as a means of reproduction.
Taken on 25
December
2012
Submitted on 28 February 2013
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- Oceania (207)
- Australia and New Zealand (196)
- Australia (80)
- Exact location (115.0736 E, -33.9537 S)
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soil, fire, australia, charcoal, fertility, bushfires, biochar
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Credit: Maria Hernandez-Soriano (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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