Translated: boring annual grassland supports very few species of wildlife and is low in diversity compared to native shrub dominated habitats. Shrubland needs long fire- free periods. Weedy invasive annual grasses (and perennials sometimes) fuel frequen
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County Rx fire programs drove this conversion on private lands using CalFires' horrible EIR from the 1970s...they burn out the coastal sage scrub and chaparral/taxpayer subsidized to grow forage for cattle.
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"Changes in fire regimes [to more frequent fire] is causing widespread type conversion from chaparral to invasive grasslands and...has the potential to dramatically reduce ecological functioning & provision of ecosystem services in Southern California.
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RT @ESAApplications: Now online in @ESAApplications: Fire-driven vegetation type conversion in southern California https://t.co/luM1Ole5g…