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*The natural fire regime was altered by the arrival of humans in Australia. Fires became more frequent, and fire-loving species — notably eucalypts — greatly expanded their range. It is assumed that a good deal of this change came about as the result of deliberate action by early humans, setting fires to clear undergrowth or drive game.
Plants have evolved a variety of strategies to survive (or even require) bushfires, (possessing reserve shoots that sprout after a fire, or developing fire-resistant or fire-triggered seeds) or even encourage fire (eucalypts contain flammable oils in the leaves) as a way to eliminate competition from less fire-tolerant species.*
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushfire
Well, that I did not know.
Kinda cool, the aggressive tactics of the eucalypts, but I wouldn't want a firestorm brewing next door every year.
Can't even imagine how those things are when you are caught amidst one.