Complex early seral forest

Complex early seral forest habitat is threatened from fire suppression, thinning, and post-fire or post-insect outbreak logging.

[8][9] The residual biomass of snags reduces disturbance stress and provides for the rapid proliferation of new life[10] For example, seed banks and live vegetation tissue gives rise to dense forb cover, abundant grasses, and shrubs – especially nitrogen fixers (e.g., Ceanothus spp.)

[5] Bats (Myotis, Idionycteris, Lasionycteris, and Eptesicus) also use complex early seral forests because of greater insect prey as well as suitable roosts.

[14] The trees killed by fire are beneficial to the ecological integrity of stream communities because they are a main source of large woody debris inputs.

and the dead wood provides substrate for fungal growth that supports many arthropod species, including unique fire-following native beetles.