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Here's how forests rebounded from Yellowstone's epic 1988 fires – and why that could be harder in the future

  • Written by Monica G. Turner, Professor of Ecology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The 2016 Maple fire (photographed in July 2017) reburned young forests that had regenerated after the 1988 Yellowstone fires. More frequent high-severity fires are expected in the future as climate warms, which may change patterns of forest recovery.Monica Turner, CC BY-ND

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