Stem demography and post fire recruitment of Podocarpus drouynianus: a resprouting non-serotinous conifer

• Published in: Botanical journal of the Linnean Society Vol. 149; no. 4; pp. 433 - 449
• Main Authors: Chalwell, S.T.S, Ladd, P.G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science Ltd 01.12.2005
• Subjects: conifers; forests; indigenous species; lignotuber; plant ecology; plant growth; Podocarpaceae; Podocarpus; Podocarpus drouynianus; pyrogenic reproduction; seed dispersal; seed predation; shrubs; stems; vegetative recovery; Western Australia; Western Australia; Australia, Western Australia

Podocarpus drouynianus is unusual in the Podocarpaceae and conifers in general in being a strongly resprouting species which thrives in a fire‐prone environment. The species is a dioecious, multi‐stemmed shrub endemic to the eucalypt forests of the south‐west of Western Australia. Stems are killed b...