FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Sequoia sempervirens | Redwood 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Fire has had an ecological role in the redwood forest type [53].  The
mean fire interval (MFI) prior to human occupation was approximately 135
to 350 years, and after human influx (about 11,000 years ago) decreased
to approximately 17 to 82 years [21].  Redwood has adapted to this fire
regime, and mature redwoods are considered very resilient to fire.  The
thick bark; great height; and ability to sprout from the root crown or
from dormant buds located under the bark of the bole and branches are
adaptations that allow redwood to survive cool to hot fires [16].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/root sucker
   Ground residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Crown residual colonizer (on-site, initial community)
   Secondary colonizer - on-site seed
   Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

Related categories for Species: Sequoia sempervirens | Redwood