While some native plants can gradually recover from wildfires of this scale, others will likely be scorched beyond regrowth, experts said. No clear data is available yet on exactly what has been lost, but scientists fear the toll is significant.
leaves residents shell-shocked, scientists across the United States have begun to take stock of the plants and animals that have been lost to the flames.of the country’s endangered and threatened plant life
Hawaiian botanists, who have spent years pushing for forest restoration projects, say the inevitable loss will be felt deeply on the state’s landscape for years to come.“Many native species in Hawaii are not fire-resistant,” said botanist and environmental researcher Katie Kamelamela. “That will have a big impact.”
Some native plants can gradually recover from wildfires. Others, she said, become “total matchsticks, unrecoverable.”A destructive combination of factors — including winds from Hurricane Dora, an unusually dry climate and flammable invasive plant species — aligned to make this wildfire uniquely widespread and dangerous, Lakshmi said.
“They come back faster than the native species,” he said. “Unfortunately, native plants take more time.”
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