//Dear mhaze could you please give us a brief description of this evolutionary process?

Are there any scientists out there who can support mhaze's statement?//

I'm not a scientist, but this ain't quantum electrodynamics. It's not even rocket science.

Fire acts as a selective pressure on vegetative populations. Those trees which are better at resisting fire or re-propagating after a fire have a selective advantage over those that don't. I general, trees which survive fires go on to propagate more trees which are good at surviving fires. Those that don't, don't.

I don't know how to break it down any more simply for you simpletons without the use of hand puppets and silly voices. If you can't wrap your head around the concept of evolution by natural selection, it is clear that science is not your forté.

Back to the topic:

Fuel is going to burn at some point. It's not question of 'if' but when, where and how. I'm in favour of controlled burning and allowing people to pick up deadfall for firewood, no matter where that deadfall occurs. The National Parks an Wildlife Service disagree with me on the latter point, but those guys are dicks.

Dear Toni Lavis,

A high school kid could come up with the explanation you just put forward. We all know the basic tenet of natural selection. What I'm looking for is a scientific description of what happened in the Australian bush as a result of human intervention. I want dates, taxonomies, archaeological data, etc. So maybe you and mhaze can put your heads together and come up with the sort of stuff I am looking for instead of telling us the obvious about not knowing any science.

//What I'm looking for is a scientific description of what happened in the Australian bush as a result of human intervention. I want dates, taxonomies, archaeological data, etc.//

Well you're a big boy now Mr. Opinion, so you can research that stuff for yourself like other people do. If you need somebody to hold your hand and help you do your research, there are a lot of Universities in this country who would be happy to help you: that's what they're there for.

I don't give a rat's anus because botany is one of the boring sciences. But whatever floats your boat...

Dear Toni Lavis,

That's what I expected to hear from you: the 'know-all-know-nothing' response.

//Well you're a big boy now Mr. Opinion//

Apparently I was wrong...

Oh well. You learn something new every day.