虫灾会减少森林大火的严重程度
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Forest scientists have found an unexpected 'silver lining1' to the insect outbreaks that have ravaged2 millions of trees across western North America. While insect outbreaks leave trees looking like matchsticks, a new University of Vermont-led study finds these hungry critters significantly reduce wildfire severity.
 
The findings contrast sharply with popular attitudes - and some U.S. forest policies - which connect tree-eating insects with increased wildfire activity.
 
"This is surprising," says UVM forest scientist Garrett Meigs, lead author of the study. "Forest fires and insect outbreaks have increased in recent decades, causing some people to link the two in their minds."
 
"Our findings clearly show that insect outbreaks can reduce burn severity," says Meigs, a researcher at UVM's Gund Institute and Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources. "So there is a connection, but just not the way most people thought."
 
The study, by scientists at UVM and Oregon State University, is published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.


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1 lining kpgzTO     
n.衬里,衬料
参考例句:
  • The lining of my coat is torn.我的外套衬里破了。
  • Moss makes an attractive lining to wire baskets.用苔藓垫在铁丝篮里很漂亮。
2 ravaged 0e2e6833d453fc0fa95986bdf06ea0e2     
毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫
参考例句:
  • a country ravaged by civil war 遭受内战重创的国家
  • The whole area was ravaged by forest fires. 森林火灾使整个地区荒废了。
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