FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Western Snowberry 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Western snowberry sprouts vigorously from the root crown and rhizomes
following fire [6,47,56,100,105]; stands are usually denser in burned
than in adjacent unburned areas [56].  Spring and fall fires induce
western snowberry sprouting, but frequent fires may reduce cover [59].
Western snowberry probably establishes from off-site seed dispersed by
birds and mammals.


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

Related categories for Species: Symphoricarpos occidentalis | Western Snowberry