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Burning combinations of invasive and native plants on a BBQ.

Burning combinations of invasive and native plants helps us understand how invasive plants make fires hotter and more likely. Here, a laser thermometer is used to read the temperature as samples of plants are burned.

Rights: Alison Ballance, RNZ

Published: 16 October 2018Size: 770.5 KB

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