The point about forest fires is that they were rare enough before humans that they probably didn’t apply much selection pressure.
Some (most?) conifers have seed cones that can survive fires and reforest burned areas, but their seedlings don’t grow as quickly as bamboo.
The point about forest fires is that they were rare enough before humans that they probably didn’t apply much selection pressure. Some (most?) conifers have seed cones that can survive fires and reforest burned areas, but their seedlings don’t grow as quickly as bamboo.