Postfire recovery speed depends on reproductive mode and stored reserves

Evidence

Following intense fires in which vegetative structures are killed or in communities dominated by obligate seeders, there is a lag in shrub biomass accumulation rates probably associated with the development of leaf area (Horton and Kraebel, 1955; Jones et al., 1969). Where vegetation recovery is predominantly due to sprouting, the rate of recovery initially is probably related to the amount of belowground translocatable resources. Thus, responses in these situa­ tions are highly variable. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 664

Categorization

• XREF: Recovery rate hinging on leaf-area development vs. stored belowground reserves parallels the seed-bank/seedling vs. sapling tradeoff in Chapter 4 gap dynamics, and the chapter 7 Nothofagus bamboo-blocked succession. — connects to: Disturbance resource boosts are transient pulses that pioneer traits exploit — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1261; Disturbance severity determines which regeneration strategy dominates recovery. — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 176; Flat terrain and surviving seed trees allow quick conifer regrowth after fire — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods: Seeing More in…, 414 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• Disturbance severity determines which regeneration strategy dominates recovery. #expands (0.88) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 176
• Flat terrain and surviving seed trees allow quick conifer regrowth after fire #exemplifies (0.82) — Vinson Brown, Reading the Woods, 414
• Disturbance resource boosts are transient pulses that pioneer traits exploit #expands (0.75) — S. T. A. Pickett and P. S. White, eds., The Ecology of Natural Disturbance and…, 1261