1Up Info - A Portal with a Difference

1Up Travel - A Travel Portal with a Difference.    
1Up Info
   

Earth & EnvironmentHistoryLiterature & ArtsHealth & MedicinePeoplePlacesPlants & Animals  • Philosophy & Religion  • Science & TechnologySocial Science & LawSports & Everyday Life Wildlife, Animals, & PlantsCountry Study Encyclopedia A -Z
North America Gazetteer


You are here >1Up Info > Wildlife, Animals, and Plants > Plant Species > Shrub > Species: Vaccinium pallidum | Hillside Blueberry
 

Wildlife, Animals, and Plants

 


Wildlife, Animals, and Plants

 

Wildlife Species

  Amphibians

  Birds

  Mammals

  Reptiles

 

Kuchler

 

Plants

  Bryophyte

  Cactus

  Fern or Fern Ally

  Forb

  Graminoid

  Lichen

  Shrub

  Tree

  Vine


FIRE ECOLOGY

SPECIES: Vaccinium pallidum | Hillside Blueberry
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS : Fire is a dominant influence in many Coastal Plain forests in which hillside blueberry occurs [41]. Historic fire intervals have been estimated at approximately 65 years in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey [6]. Fire intervals are estimated at 40 years in oak-pine stands and as frequent as every 8 years in pitch pine stands of New Jersey [6]. Hillside blueberry is well represented in these communities. Although it can survive during fairly long fire-free intervals, this shrub is particularly well adapted to frequent fires. In the New Jersey Pine Barrens, it typically assumes importance under a regime of frequent fires [10,12]. Burning more than once within 5 years can produce increases in the relative abundance of hillside blueberry. Buell and Cantlon [12] observed no "regular trend in cover until burns became more frequent than every 3 years." However, plants may be reduced by annual burning. On annually burned plots, hillside blueberry cover was approximately one-half that of less frequently burned plots [12]. Hillside blueberry is well adapted to fire [10]. It readily regenerates in postfire communities [14] from rhizomes, root crowns, or surviving portions of aerial stems [10]. As with other lowbush blueberries, clones of hillside blueberry are rejuvenated as fire removes decadent material and stimulates sprouting [52]. Birds and mammals may transport some seed from off-site, but establishment is probably limited to good sites in favorable years. POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY : Small shrub, adventitious-bud root crown Rhizomatous shrub, rhizome in soil Initial-offsite colonizer (off-site, initial community)

Related categories for Species: Vaccinium pallidum | Hillside Blueberry

Send this page to a friend
Print this Page

Content on this web site is provided for informational purposes only. We accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or inconvenience sustained by any person resulting from information published on this site. We encourage you to verify any critical information with the relevant authorities.

Information Courtesy: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory. Fire Effects Information System

About Us | Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy | Links Directory
Link to 1Up Info | Add 1Up Info Search to your site

1Up Info All Rights reserved. Site best viewed in 800 x 600 resolution.