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Published online 29 October 2007 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2007.200

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Californian fires scorch zoo's edge

Researchers deal with burned habitats and landscapes.

Most of the wildfires in southern California have now been contained and the weather has turned damp, leaving fire fighters optimistic and turning residents' thoughts to the clean-up operation.

But the blaze has left its mark on the local ecology and some research facilities.

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