FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Ambrosia dumosa | White Bursage 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
There is little mention of fire in relation to white bursage in the
literature.  One study described limited sprouting and seedling
establishment after fire [9].

Fires in the desert are infrequent and of low severity because
production of annual and perennial herbs seldom provides a fuel load
capable of sustaining fire.  In the Mojave Desert, there is little
record of fires.  Humphrey [25] stated that the creosotebush-bursage
community is "essentially nonflammable" because the shrubs are too
sparse to carry fire.

Woody remains of white bursage take about 40 years to decay beyond the
point of recognitions [31].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Small shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Rhizomatous shrub, rhizome in soil
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Ambrosia dumosa | White Bursage