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Table 2 Species life history attributes used in the LANDIS-II forest landscape simulation model

From: Potential influence of wildfire in modulating climate-induced forest redistribution in a central Rocky Mountain landscape

Species

Longevity

Sexual maturity

Shade tolerance

Fire tolerance

Post-fire regeneration

Modal seed dispersal distance

Max seed dispersal distance

(years)

(years)

(5 = highest)

(5 = highest)

(mode)

(m)

(m)

Grand fir

250

20

4

2

In-seed

50

100

Subalpine fir

300

20

5

1

In-seed

50

100

Engelmann spruce

500

15

4

1

In-seed

31

183

Whitebark pine

500

20

2

2

In-seed

100

4000

Limber pine

700

30

2

2

In-seed

100

4000

Lodgepole pine

250

10

1

2

Serotiny

20

60

Ponderosa pine

700

7

2

5

In-seed

37

220

Aspen

200

10

3

1

Resprout

10

500

Douglas-fir

500

12

4

3

In-seed

100

800

Mountain shrub

200

3

3

1

Resprout

100

1000

Semi-arid shrub-grass

250

3

2

1

Resprout

100

1000