Research from Brazil shows that tree species adapted to extreme heat may be key to reforesting areas affected by fires.
The research focuses on plants native to the Cerrado savanna, a biome where fire is a natural mechanism for vegetation regeneration and seeds can germinate after the land burns.
As fires flare in Brazil’s Cerrado, heat-resistant seeds offer restoration lifeline
Fire-resistant seeds offer promise, at a low cost, for restoring areas devastated by burning in Brazil’s Cerrado savanna, a project by biologist Giovana Cavenaghi Guimarães shows. Guimarães, a…
