Post-fire tree recruitment of a boreal larch forest in Northeast China.

Highlights: [•] We studied effects of burn severity and site environment on larch tree recruitment. [•] Burn severity negatively affected tree recruits density in Chinese boreal forest. [•] Topography exerted stronger influences on succession pathway than burn severity. [•] Upland larch forests were more likely to experience relay succession after fire. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]