FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia | Thinleaf Alder 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Generally thinleaf alder has the ability to sprout from its root crown
following fire [4,59].  Its numerous wind-dispersed seeds are also
important in revegetating areas following fire [38,59].

Fire tends to occur infrequently on the moist sites colonized by
thinleaf alder communities [4,31].  Nonflammable bark and nonresinous
leaves provide alders some protection from low intensity fires [5].


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

Related categories for Species: Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia | Thinleaf Alder