FIRE EFFECTS AND USE
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Strix occidentalis | Spotted Owl 



DIRECT FIRE EFFECTS ON ANIMALS : 
No specific information regarding the direct fire effect on spotted owls
was found.  However, direct fire related mortality on spotted owls
probably occurs.  Fire may also destroy nests.


HABITAT RELATED FIRE EFFECTS : 
Most spotted owl habitat owes its structure and species composition to
fire [15].  Historically, spotted owls occupied a dynamic landscape that
often consisted of large areas of burned and unburned forest.  Today,
however, habitat is greatly reduced and fragmented, and owl populations
have become increasingly vulnerable to loss of habitat due to fire
[15,17].  Fires can cause further habitat fragmentation and loss of
preferred suitable old growth.  One study showed that areas that had
been clearcut or burned within the previous 20 years were rarely used by
spotted owls for foraging.  Additionally, spotted owls usually avoided
crossing burned areas by traveling through corridors of unburned timber
around the area [17].


FIRE USE : 
NO-ENTRY


REFERENCES : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Strix occidentalis | Spotted Owl