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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Ilex ambigua | Carolina Holly
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : Carolina holly occurs in Florida sand pine scrub communities which usually experience fire at least once during the lifetime of the sand pine trees [16]. These communities are maintained by fires that recur once every 10 to 100 years; fire suppression allows succession to hammock (hardwood) communities in which Carolina holly is present in early stages [23]. Carolina holly was reported in the understory of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) communities in the Alabama piedmont, but the fire history of those particular stands was not detailed. Longleaf pine under natural conditions experienced frequent low-intensity surface fires [26]; however, the stands containing Carolina holly may not have burned recently since shrub cover was reported as 27 percent (SD 19 %) [8]. Currently, prescribed fires are used to maintain longleaf pine in an open condition [25]. POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

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