Editing Pinus longaeva (section)

===Fire ecology===
[[Image:Bristlecone CA.JPG|thumb|Bristlecone pine, [[White Mountains (California)|White Mountains]], California]]
The tree is extremely susceptible to fire, and is damaged by even low-intensity burns. The resinous bark is capable of igniting quickly, and a crown fire will almost certainly kill the tree. However, populations of ''Pinus longaeva'' are known to be extremely resilient, and as a primary succession species, it is believed that populations of the tree would reestablish itself quickly after a fire. That said, large-scale fires are extremely uncommon where the species grows, and are not a major factor in the species' long-term viability.<ref name="FEIS"/>  Historically, ''Pinus longaeva'' stands experienced low to high severity fires, and fuels structures changed considerably across elevational gradients. In low elevation, mixed species stands, fuels are often heavy and in close proximity to anthropogenic ignition sources. Yet at high elevations near [[Tree line|treeline]], ''Pinus longaeva'' typically grow on limestone outcroppings that provide little or no surface fuels to propagate a [[wildfire]]. However, warmer temperatures will likely increase the duration of fire season, and thus the frequency of fire in ''Pinus longeava'' systems at low and mid elevations could increase where stands are typically denser and surface fuel is greatest. While rare, wild fires such as The [[Carpenter 1 Fire|Carpenter 1 fire]] in southern Nevada (July 2013) and the Phillips Fire in [[Great Basin National Park]], (September 2000) that started in lower elevation fuel types and moved through the crowns of trees with the aid of extreme fire weather, could become more likely.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gray|first=C|date=2017-05-15|title=Climate warming alters fuels across elevational gradients in Great Basin bristlecone pine-dominated sky island forests|journal=Forest Ecology and Management|language=en|volume=392|pages=125–136|doi=10.1016/j.foreco.2017.03.004|issn=0378-1127|doi-access=free|bibcode=2017ForEM.392..125G}}</ref>