[PCA] NEWS: Firestorm frequency puts rare evergreen in peril

[Olivia Kwong]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20081017-9999-1m17ecology.html

2007 WILDFIRES | ONE YEAR LATER
Firestorm frequency puts rare evergreen in peril
Tecate cypress among species most at risk
By Mike Lee
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

October 17, 2008

On the flanks of Otay Mountain, one of California's rarest plants is 
losing its grip.

The Tecate cypress is slipping away because of repeated fires that have 
roared through the backcountry in recent years, including 2007 and 2003. 
The frequency of the blazes has not given the slow-maturing species enough 
time to reproduce, so its limited range is shriveling.

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