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| Immediately upon arrival in Yellowstone, you will begin to grasp the magnitude of fire's effects on the landscape. This section of the Ultimate Yellowstone iPhone and iPod Touch App is designed to help you understand the role of fire in an alpine ecocsystem through a serious of maps, articles and histories.
An interactive map allows you to view each of the park's burned areas from the past 20 years, both individually and combined. There are detailed articles discussing the park's fire managment policies and the processes in nature that bring about rebirth after a fire. An entire section is devoted to 1988, when more than 36% of the park burned. Interactive maps detailing each of the eight deadly fires of that summer and a timeline help you comprehend the enormity of that deadly summer. The overall goal of this section of the App is to help you understand the necessity of fire in an apline ecosystem. As one ecologist said, "Fire is to an alpine forest as rain is to a rain forest." Download the Ultimate Yellowstone App for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad from the iTunes App Store today! It will be the best $9.99 you spend on your Yellowstone vacation. |
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