An Area Previously Dominated by Conifer Forest Is Dominated by Resprouting Shrubs, Grasses (IMAGE)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

An Area Previously Dominated by Conifer Forest Is Dominated by Resprouting Shrubs, Grasses

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Twelve years after the 2004 Peppin Fire in the Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, an area previously dominated by conifer forest is dominated by resprouting shrubs, grasses, and exotic plants.

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Image courtesy of Kimberley T. Davis.

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