FIRE EFFECTS AND USE
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Sciurus aberti | Abert's Squirrel 



DIRECT FIRE EFFECTS ON ANIMALS : 
Abert's squirrels are probably able to escape most fires.  There are no
reports of Abert's squirrel mortality due to fire.  Severe fire may
reduce available habitat.


HABITAT RELATED FIRE EFFECTS : 
Ponderosa pine is dependent on frequent, low-severity fire for
maintenance and reproduction.  Such fires also benefit Abert's squirrels
since they are dependent on ponderosa pine.  See the ponderosa pine
write-ups (P. ponderosa var. arizonica and P. ponderosa var. scopulorum)
for further information on the effects of fire in ponderosa pine
habitats.  The immediate effect of low-severity fire in ponderosa pine
on Abert's squirrels is probably negligible.


FIRE USE : 
Prescribed fire in ponderosa pine can be used to reduce woody
understories and encourage ponderosa pine reproduction, growth, and
productivity [11].


REFERENCES : 
NO-ENTRY

Related categories for Wildlife Species: Sciurus aberti | Abert's Squirrel