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UW-Madison researcher says climate change could lead to more wildfires at Yellowstone

A UW-Madison professor says that climate changes will likely cause changes in vegetation at one of the country?s most famous parks. Monica Turner, a professor of ecology at UW co-authored a study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences this month on the forecasted affects of wildfires at Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Turner has been studying Yellowstone for over 20 years.