Edward R Miller-Jones

Bushfires in Australia Edward R Miller-Jones

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Bushfires in Australia occurs regularly during the hotter months of the year due to the country's mostly hot and dry climate. Bushfires destroy large areas of land and also cause property damage and loss of life. Yet, certain native flora in Australia have evolved to rely on bushfires as a means of reproduction and fire events have become an essential part of the ecology of the continent. For instance, fire causes the seed pods of certain eucalypt and banksia to open so that they can germinate. Bushfires also encourage the growth of new grassland plants while some species have adapted to recover quickly from them...