Yellowstone Let It Burn

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The reading sates that '' let it burn'' policy caused some damages and provides three kinds of damage to support of it. However, the professor says that fires are natural part of ecological cycle and their role is not just destructive but also creative and refutes each of the author's critics.
First, the article claims that Yellowstone fires cause tremendous damage to the park trees and other vegetation. The professor refutes this point by saying that scorched areas were in time colonized by new plants. He also states that the plants in Yellowstone became more diverse because the fire created an opportunity for certain plants that could not grow.
Second, the reading posits that the park wildlife affected as well. Large animal like deer and

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