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Wildlife, Animals, and Plants
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FIRE ECOLOGY
SPECIES: Nyssa sylvatica | Black Tupelo
FIRE ECOLOGY OR ADAPTATIONS :
Black tupelo is well adapted to fire. Older trees have thick bark and
relatively high moisture content [48]. Swamp tupelo sites are usually
quite wet and fire is only a factor during periods of extended drought
[5,44]. Although aboveground portions of young black tupelo are
top-killed by fire, the species typically survives by sprouting from the
root crown or caudex [32,53].
POSTFIRE REGENERATION STRATEGY :
survivor species; on-site surviving root crown or caudex
off-site colonizer; seed carried by animals or water; postfire yr 1&2
Related categories for Species: Nyssa sylvatica
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