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Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds #Tasmania

Logged forests burn more severely than old growth, Tasmanian study finds
Tasmania's logged forests burn significantly more severely in a bushfire than old growth, University of Tasmania scientists have found in a study that provides the strongest evidence yet on a question with real consequences for how the state manages its forests. The research team, led by Professor David Bowman from the University of Tasmania's Fire Center, seized on a natural experiment when the 2019 Riveaux Road fire swept through the Huon Valley.

"We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable"
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We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammable
After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.