FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Pinus contorta var. contorta | Shore Pine 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Fire is not an important factor in forest succession where shore pine
occurs in southeastern Alaska [15].  Fire is infrequent in maritime
forest types and usually is of little ecological significance [25].  The
fire interval is 150 to 350 years but may not be cyclic [35].  The
coastal cedar-pine-hemlock biogeoclimatic zone of British Columbia has
little or no fire history.  The presence of shade-tolerant firs and
hemlocks and fire0sensitive species, such as shore pine, indicate that
fire is rare in this area [34].

The coastal dunes where shore pine occurs in California are considered
fire-free [48].

The foliage of shore pine is moderately flammable.  Shore pine has a
moderate to low degree of fire resistance [25].



POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree without adventitious-bud root crown
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

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