FIRE EFFECTS
SPECIES: Arctagrostis latifolia | Polargrass 



IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT : 
Polargrass is top-killed by fire.


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT : 
NO-ENTRY


PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE : 
Polargrass has been listed as one of the most dramatic increasers
following tundra and forest fires [3,25,26].  Two years after a tundra
fire, annual plant production on burned areas was greater than unburned
controls as a result of the high production of polargrass and bluejoint
reedgrass.  They were only minor species in adjacent unburned areas [3].
Polargrass is found in the first stage of succession (1 to 20 years)
following fire in black spruce/bog blueberry (Vaccinium uliginosum)
stands in northern Alaska [2].


DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE : 
NO-ENTRY


FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Species: Arctagrostis latifolia | Polargrass