Epicormic Resprouting in Fire-Prone Ecosystems

2017/09/18 by Juli G. Pausas, Jon E. Keeley · 1 voice · 229 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Environmental Science · #Aeolian processes and effects #Agroforestry #Biology #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Ecosystem #Fire effects on ecosystems

paper · doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2017.08.010

published in Trends in Plant Science 22(12), 1008-1015 (Elsevier BV)

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Discussions

• Spectacular epicormic resprouting of majestic redwoods (Sequoia sempervirens) after the 2020 fire in the Big Basin Redwoods State Park, Santa Cruz, California. About 95% of the redwoods resprouted; th [bsky, 137 points, 4 comments]