Fire is a way of life in Australia and many indigenous species have evolved to benefit from fire. Some species such as banksia only reproduce after fire. Other indigenous plants are given the chance to grow after fires eg. understory plants which may not have had enough light previously. Problems may occur when the [...]
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Fire: Friend or Foe?
Posted in Perth, dogs, extinction, indigenous fauna, indigenous flora, invasive species, tagged banksia, bushfire, controlled burning, Family, fire tolerant, government, Nuts about Natives, Perth, trees on 11 April 2007 | 6 Comments »
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"We must head back towards zero. At one degree the genie is out of the bottle, at two degrees the bottle is broken"
– David Spratt (2009) "Time for a Plan B on climate?" Dissent, no.30, p.37
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I'm a librarian doing research, but my first love was science and as a kid I wanted to be an ecologist or botanist. Things got in the way and now I only "study" nature in my spare time. As the lazyst environmentalyst I write about what I do to try to ensure the nature of our world is still here for future generations.
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