Floods can be a disaster for humans – but for nature, it's boom time
- Written by Paul Humphries, Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University
Humans, as a rule, do not like floods. And three years of La Niña rains have meant Australians have had more than enough of floods.
But Australia’s plants and animals have evolved alongside periodic floods, as they have for fire. For them, floods are a boon. These pulses of water are vital to the health of most river...
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