SPECIES: Abies balsamea | Balsam Fir FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Balsam fir is easily killed by fire. Seedlings establish after fire
only if surviving seed trees are present. Balsam fir is therefore a
rare postfire pioneer [14].
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
Tree without adventitious-bud root crown
Secondary colonizer - off-site seed
Related categories for Species: Abies balsamea
| Balsam Fir
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