Regeneration of eucalyptus forest in Kinglake National Park,Victoria Australia. The area around Kinglake suffered the worst effects of the so-called "Black Saturday" bushfires on 7th February 2009. The fire complex eventually destroyed over 300000ha of vegetation and more than 1200 homes; it burned out 99% of Kinglake National Park.The picture was taken in January 2013,four years after the fire. It shows a eucalyptus tree that was completely destroyed above ground by the fire (black stem with white fungal growth). To the left of the dead trunk,a new stem has emerged from ground level. This is the result of the triggering of bud development in the tree's lignotuber - a woody structure with many adventitous buds - that lies just below gorund level | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Burgess, Dr. Jeremy |
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