Living with Fire

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Surviving the forest wildfires of California

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November-December 2017

Volume 105, Number 6
Page 328

DOI: 10.1511/2017.105.6.328

California wildfires can cause devastating damage to property and human lives. But for plant species that have lived for thousands of years in the fire-prone Sierra Nevada, forest fires are an expected part of the natural environment. These species have unique adaptations to withstand fire—and some even depend on fire to survive. This infographic introduces six different California plant species, all with different adaptations to fire.

Paper plant sculptures, photography, and text by Eleanor Lutz, tabletopwhale.com. Source: USDA FEIS. More about the animated version (below) is available at http://tabletopwhale.com/2017/03/01/living-with-fire.html

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