Recall that in the big Yellowstone fires, lodgepole pines burned and then grew back within several decades.

With respect to fire, are lodgepole pines resistant and/or resilient?

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Lawson Matthews

5 July, 02:42

Recall that in the big Yellowstone fires, lodgepole pines burned and then grew back within several decades.

With respect to fire, are lodgepole pines resistant and/or resilient?

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Romeo Burke · Answer 1

They are Resilient

Explanation:

In 1988, fires consumed more than a million acres of Yellowstone National Park and its surrounding lands. But after three decades, Yellowstone's forests have embarked on their recovery and have grown back.

This is as a result of the resilient ecosystems composed of species adapted to periodic severe fire. As long as adequate water is available for their growth, the plants will regrow.

The lodge-poles burnt during the fire, so we cannot say they are fire-resistant, but after some years, they grew back which showed their resilience.

Recall that in the big Yellowstone fires, lodgepole pines burned and then grew back within several decades.With respect to fire, are lodgepole pines resistant and/or resilient?

Recall that in the big Yellowstone fires, lodgepole pines burned and then grew back within several decades.

With respect to fire, are lodgepole pines resistant and/or resilient?