Invasive Pines in the Western Cape Threatens Biodiversity and Increase the Intensity of Wildfires (image)

Stellenbosch University

Caption

Orderly plantations of pine trees in the background, and invasion by escaped pines on the Garcia Pass in the southern Cape, south Africa. These invasions can substantially increase fuel loads, leading to more intense and damaging wildfires.

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Johan Baard

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