Transcending the disaster paradigm: Understanding persistence of animal populations in fire-prone environments COMMENT

An extensive high severity fire was a disaster for this swamp wallaby, but not its population, as many others detected the approaching fire and evaded its lethal heat.

Automated summary

The extensive high severity fire was a disaster for the swamp wallaby in question, but did not affect its population as many others were able to detect and evade the approaching fire, thus escaping its lethal heat.