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How Can Prairie Plants Survive Frequent Fires?

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How Can Prairie Plants Survive Frequent Fires?

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Any plant that once lived on a prairie that couldnt thrive after thousands of years of fires has, by now, gone extinct, or retreated and survived in unburned habitats. All of the over 300 Ohio prairie plant species survive and thrive after being burned. How? By a few simple mechanisms.