Assertion: birch | /r/HasProperty | a pioneer species
Facets:
value: in botanical terms
type: OTHER
value: due to their ability
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Called the oldest tree in Britain, birch was a pioneer species when the ice caps retreated, moving in on the devastated land, growing quickly and then rotting to leave more fertile earth in which other species could take over.
text: Birch are pioneers, blowing in to recently cleared land, their seed as light as dust.
text: Birches are also known as ‘pioneer species‘ due to their ability to grow on uncolonized land.
text: Birches are considered a "pioneer" species and, thus, tend to grow quickly when young.
text: Hence, in botanical terms the birch is referred to as a pioneer species.
text: Birch is a pioneer species, which is usually one of the first to colonise a site.
text: Birch is a pioneer species, the shade intolerant tree is one of the first colonizers of fire disturbed or clear-cut lands.