1 Plant and Animal Ecology Laboratory, Department of Fundamental Sciences, University of Québec at Chicoutimi, QC, Chicoutimi, QC, Canada 2 Department of Geography, Laval University, Québec City, QC, ...

The pitch pine perpetuation process begins almost immediately after wildfires cool down. Their charred cones literally pop out seeds. As background, a pitch pine’s serotinous pinecones can stay ...