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Heavily wooded areas are accustomed to more frequent fires, which mostly burned at low intensity, clearing the debris and vegetation on the forest floor without killing the larger trees.
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Opening the canopy dries out the forest floor and increases wind speeds, both of which accelerate fire.
—Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Trackers used thermal cameras to scan the forest floors in search of the hornet colony’s signature heat.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Amphibians such as frogs and toads thrive in the moisture-rich soil, while reptiles like garter snakes patrol the forest floor.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Opening the canopy dries out the forest floor and increases wind speeds, both of which accelerate fire.
—Elizabeth Miller, Outside Online, 12 Jan. 2025
Trackers used thermal cameras to scan the forest floors in search of the hornet colony’s signature heat.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Forest floor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forest%20floor. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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