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FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Betula occidentalis | Water Birch 


FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Water birch is generally restricted to streamside communities where
fires occur infrequently [7].  When fires do occur, water birch's
aboveground plant parts are easily killed by fire; however, plants
normally resprout from basal buds [18].  Wind-transported seed from
off-site plants may also be important in establishing new individuals
following fire [15].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   survivor species; on-site surviving root crown or caudex
   off-site colonizer; seed carried by wind; postfire years 1 and 2

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