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FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Quercus emoryi | Emory Oak
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : Emory oak is adapted to recurrent fires [92]. It sprouts from the root crown or stump and grows vigorously following fire [18,20,26,59,75,108]. Madrean evergreen forests and woodlands are usually bordered by desert grassland below and coniferous forest above [8]. Historically, fires probably occurred every 10 to 20 years in oak woodlands adjacent to semidesert grasslands [5,125]. Mean fire return interval for pine communities above oak woodlands has been estimated at every 7 years [75]. Historical fires in oak-pine woodlands in the Chiricahua National Monument in Arizona occurred every 1 to 38 years [110]. Burned ponderosa pine snags in evergreen oak woodlands in Arizona suggest localized severe fires [85]. Fire regimes have been estimated for different oak cover types. Mexican (Madrean) oak-pine woodland is probably a fire-tolerant, fire-maintained community [109]. Emory oak is common at low elevations in open oak woodlands; fire frequency is important in determining the structure of these communities [8]. Interior chaparral is scattered throughout the oak-pine woodlands [110]. Emory oak replaces pringle manzanita (Arctostaphylos pringlei) in interior chaparral stands that have not recently burned [91]. Emory oak and Arizona white oak dominate many communities in Arizona that have not burned since about 1910 [8]. POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker Tall shrub, adventitious-bud root crown Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community) Secondary colonizer - off-site seed

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