FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Pinus edulis | Colorado Pinyon 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Colorado pinyon is generally very susceptible to fire damage [40].  The
effect of fire, however, depends largely upon stand structure and
understory composition [57].  Following fire, pinyons are absent from
early successional stages.  Seedlings establish primarily via the
postburn food caches of birds and rodents; successful establishment
requires a nurse plant.  The rate of pinyon reinvasion of burned areas
is determined by relay floristics [15].


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

Related categories for Species: Pinus edulis | Colorado Pinyon