• IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT
• DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT
• PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE
• DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE
• FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS

IMMEDIATE FIRE EFFECT ON PLANT:

Timber oatgrass is often top-killed by fire. However, some individuals may survive [67].

DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF FIRE EFFECT:

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PLANT RESPONSE TO FIRE:

Timber oatgrass is "moderate" in postfire regeneration response in the Pacific Northwest, (having a 35 to 64% chance that at least 50% of the population will survive or reestablish after fire). In the Pacific Northwest, it takes 5 to 10 years to approximate preburn frequency or coverage [67]. In Washington, levels of timber oatgrass and other grasses were not affected immediately after fire in a timbered area. However, several grasses, including timber oatgrass, began to increase 2 years after the burn. By the 5th year after fire, timber oatgrass was the dominant grass on burned plots [39].

Timber oatgrass increased after a mid-summer fire in the Pacific Northwest [67]. Two seasons after a May burn in northwestern Montana, timber oatgrass cover increased by 7.5% over preburn levels [7].

DISCUSSION AND QUALIFICATION OF PLANT RESPONSE:

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FIRE MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS:

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Related categories for SPECIES: Danthonia intermedia | Timber Oatgrass