FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Salix monticola | Mountain Willow 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Mountain willow is a fire-tolerant shrub that sprouts readily from from
the root and root crown after being top-killed by fire [19,23].  It
produces numerous, minute seeds that are dispersed by wind, and which
are important in colonizing recently burned areas [23].  Willows that
invade by seeding-in have a slower growth rate than those that sprout
from the root crown after fire [14].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Small shrub, adventitious-bud root crown
   Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Salix monticola | Mountain Willow