Giant Sequoia Ecology (Chapter 1) - U.S. National Park Service
Mar 6, 2007 · Giant sequoias have long been associated with fire (Hartesveldt 1964). They possess many ecological adaptations to fire. They have a thick bark which helps to insulate …
Giant Sequoias and Fire - U.S. National Park Service
This page provides an overview of giant sequoia fire history, fire ecology, and impacts of fire exclusion on giant sequoia mixed-conifer forests.
Giant Sequoia Ecology (Chapter 10) - U.S. National Park Service
Mar 6, 2007 · The giant sequoia has apparently evolved a set of adaptations which enable it to survive and prosper after fire sweeps through the forest. It has developed a cone which …
Effects of recent wildfires on giant sequoia groves were …
Sep 30, 2024 · The first reviews some key aspects of the broad literature on giant sequoia fire ecology, demonstrates that the effects of recent wildfires were anomalous at millennial …
Giant Sequoia Ecology: Fire and Reproduction
Jan 26, 2023 · Giant Sequoia Ecology: Fire and Reproduction by Harvey, H. Thomas, Howard S. Shellhammer, and Ronald E. Stecker
We developed a 3000 year chronology of fire events in one of the largest extant groves of ancient giant sequoias, the Giant Forest, by sampling and tree-ring dating fire scars and other fire …
In wildfire and retention harvest stands, giant sequoia regeneration was pos-itively associated with distance to gap edge, direct and indirect solar radiation, and soil moisture. Our results …
Fire plays a number of roles in the successful development of giant sequoia. Fire is the primary mechanism for removing forest litter that accumulates on the forest floor. Though this may …
Reports & Resources - Giant Sequoia Lands Coalition
Ancient trees and modern wildfires: Declining resilience to wildfire in the highly fire-adapted giant sequoia – Published in Forest Ecology and Management, this 2022 examines the impacts of …
Giant sequoia forests losing resilience to wildfires
Jan 30, 2023 · Giant sequoias are one of the most fire-resistant species on Earth, yet recent wildfires have caused high levels of mortality of these ancient, large trees. Ancient giant …