Question

The extensive size of the fires that burned Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caught both land managers and ecologists by surprise. Many forests suffered intense infernos that removed virtually all vegetation. Some speculated that the park would never recover. Based on what you learned and disturbance and succession, is it likely that the park was irrevocably altered

Answer 1

It is not possible that the park has been irrevocably altered.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fires are part of the ecology of Yellowstone National Park, and there is a very low risk that this park will be irreversibly modified after a fire. It is scientifically proven that Yellowstone has recovered from fires in a period of thirty years and that the risk of this recovery not happening is very low. In addition, the natural fires that occur in Yellowstone are, in a way, important for the maintenance of the park's ecosystem, since they are able to break the seed dormancy that are in the soil, in addition to promoting the opening of the serine pine cones.

Seed dormancy is the difficulty of germinating that some seeds present, even in an environment with favorable conditions for germination.