(Jerusalem Post) Judy Siegel and Ehud Zion Waldoks - According to University of Haifa experts, the horrendous fire will stimulate a rebirth in the lost forests and result in an impressive return of animal biodiversity. Prof. Ido Izhaki, a forest expert who heads the university's Carmel Research Center, told the Jerusalem Post on Sunday that the dominant tree species in the forest is the Jerusalem (Aleppo) pine, which "is very suited to fires. When the temperatures rise as with a fire, the pine cones open and shoot out their seeds. Warm temperatures promote germination, and if good - but not excessive - rains follow, in the spring there will be a carpet of sprouts."
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