postfire
- noun
- /ˈpoʊstˌfaɪər/
- Specialized
- For example, studies in a California pine forest showed that stand-replacing fire induced a major shift in community assemblage, with the postfire community dominated by species that had disturbance-resistant propagules already present in the soil (Baar et al. 1999).
- postfire plot
- postfire conditions
- postfire measurements
Examples
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Our analysis of postfire BA shows that total mortality occurs on a minority of burned forest acres.
Academic text (2017) -
Our generalized view of stand dynamics after fire shows that this is occurring, with the expected postfire increase of seedling-sized trees occurring up to 10-20 years after fire, and subsequent graduation into the sapling size class, which peaks at least 25 years after fire.
Academic text (2017) -
The postfire landscape revealed new opportunities for plant growth and wildlife to thrive.
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After the wildfire, the postfire environment began to heal, and green sprouts emerged from the ash.
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In the postfire years, researchers observed how quickly the forest was able to regenerate.
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Morphology
Etymology
Postfire combines post- 'after' and fire 'fire', so as a noun it names the time or state 'after a fire' when recovery and new plant growth take place.
