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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Sporobolus cryptandrus | Sand Dropseed

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY

FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS:

Sand dropseed is usually killed or topkilled by fire [60,105,120]. Sand dropseed has the potential for postfire regeneration and seedling establishment as seeds within burned areas may remain viable [1]. However, the degree of postfire seedling establishment relative to unburned areas is under debate [1,87]. Postfire regeneration responses may differ according to relative abiotic and biotic site characteristics [1,87].

The following table describes historic fire regimes for many communities where sand dropseed occurs.

Community or Ecosystem	Dominant Species	Fire Return Interval Range in Years
California chaparral	Adenostoma and/or Arctostaphylos spp.	< 35 to < 100
bluestem prairie	Andropogon gerardii var. gerardii-Schizachyrium scoparium	< 10 [23,82]
Nebraska sandhills prairie	Andropogon gerardii var. paucipilus-Schizachyrium scoparium	< 10
sagebrush steppe	Artemisia tridentata/Pseudoroegneria spicata	20-70 [23]
basin big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata var. tridentata	12-43 [113]
mountain big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata var. vaseyana	5-15 [140]
Wyoming big sagebrush	Artemisia tridentata var. wyomingensis	10-70 (40)** [131,140]
coastal sagebrush	Artemisia californica	< 35 to < 100
saltbush-greasewood	Atriplex confertifolia-Sarcobatus vermiculatus	< 35 to < 100
desert grasslands	Bouteloua eriopoda and/or Pleuraphis mutica	5-100
plains grasslands	Bouteloua spp.	< 35
blue grama-needle-and-thread grass-western wheatgrass	Bouteloua gracilis-Hesperostipa comata-Pascopyrum smithii	< 35
blue gramma-buffalo grass	Bouteloua gracilis-Buchloe dactyloides	< 35
grama-galleta steppe	Bouteloua gracilis-Pleuraphis jamesii	< 35 to < 100
blue grama-tobosa prairie	Bouteloua gracilis-Pleuraphis mutica	< 35 to < 100
cheatgrass	Bromus tectorum	< 10
blackbrush	Coleogyne ramosissima	< 35 to < 100
Arizona cypress	Cupressus arizonica	< 35 to 200
California steppe	Festuca-Danthonia spp.	< 35
juniper-oak savanna	Juniperus ashei-Quercus virginiana	< 35
western juniper	Juniperus occidentalis	20-70
Rocky Mountain juniper	Juniperus scopulorum	< 35
pinyon-juniper	Pinus-Juniperus spp.	< 35
Pacific ponderosa pine*	Pinus ponderosa var. ponderosa	1-47
Rocky Mountain ponderosa pine*	Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum	2-10
mesquite	Prosopis glandulosa	< 35 to < 100
mesquite-buffalo grass	Prosopis glandulosa-Buchloe dactyloides	< 35
Texas savanna	Prosopis glandulosa var. glandulosa	< 10
California oakwoods	Quercus spp.	< 35
oak-hickory	Quercus-Carya spp.	< 35
oak-juniper woodland (Southwest)	Quercus-Juniperus spp.	< 35 to < 200
northeastern oak-pine	Quercus-Pinus spp.	10 to < 35
oak savanna	Quercus macrocarpa/Andropogon gerardii-Schizachyrium scoparium	2-14
shinnery	Quercus mohriana	< 35
chestnut oak	Q. prinus	3-8
northern red oak	Quercus rubra	10 to < 35
post oak-blackjack oak	Quercus stellata-Q. marilandica	< 10
black oak	Quercus velutina	< 35
live oak	Quercus virginiana	10 to< 100 [23]

*fire return interval varies widely; trends in variation are noted in the species summary
**(mean)

POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY [119]:

Tussock graminoid
Initial colonizer - on-site seed Secondary colonizer - on-site seed

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