Fire in prairie (IMAGE)

Michigan State University

Fire in prairie

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Fires have become a normal part of prairie development. With controlled burns, the MSU team showed that prairie plots with more bluestem prairie grass — and less biodiversity — burned hotter.

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Lars Brudvig

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