FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Alnus rubra | Red Alder 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Red alder's bark, although thin, is sufficiently fire resistant to
protect trees from light surface fires.  The foliage and leaf litter do
not carry fires well [1,16].  Red alder stands often lack flammable
understory debris and are often on moist sites which burn infrequently
[14,16].  Red alder revegetates burned areas via seed from off-site plants
[35].


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Alnus rubra | Red Alder