FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Quercus havardii | Sand Shinnery Oak 



FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : 
Wright and others [52] reported that the interaction of fire, climate,
insects, rodents, and competition from grasses may have restricted shrub
and tree growth in portions of the southern Great Plains.  Thus, a fire
every 15 to 30 years could significantly reduce distribution and density
of shrubs in the southern mixed prairie [52].

Sand shinnery oak is well adapted to fire.  Plants typically sprout
vigorously from underground stems or rhizomes after aboveground
vegetation is damaged or removed by fire.


POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : 
   Tree with adventitious-bud root crown/soboliferous species root sucker
   Geophyte, growing points deep in soil
   Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Quercus havardii | Sand Shinnery Oak