resprouting_capacity_stem_ratio

Label: Post-fire to pre-fire stem ratio
Entity URI: https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030614
Type: numeric
Definition: A fire response trait which is the ratio [PATO:0001470] of the count [NCIT:C25463] of stems [PO:0009047] per individual [EFO:0000542] following a fire [ENVO:01000786] to the count of stems per individual before the fire, recorded for taxa that have multiple stems emerging from the ground [SWEET:realmSoil/Ground].;Ratio of stem count post-fire to basal stem count (e.g. grass tillers) pre-fire at an individual or population level. This trait is appropriate to score for plants that have many stems from the base (shrubs, herbs, graminoids) where the number of stems is censused both before and after the fire. It is a continuous measure of resprouting strength conditioned on initial size.
Additional comments: This trait will usually be recorded in natural or experimental systems subjected to a controlled burn, where stem counts can be censused both before and after a fire. However, it is appropriate to include data for any plants subjected to fire where the dead stems can still be counted post-fire.
units: {count}/{count}
allowable range: 0 - 10 {count}/{count}

See the AusTraits Plant Dictionary (https://w3id.org/APD/traits/trait_0030614) for additional information about this trait.

Coverage

For this trait, AusTraits includes a total of 780 records. This includes: