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Impact of fire exclusion and invasion of Schinus terebinthifolius on limestone rockland pine forests of southeastern Florida.
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| Title: | Impact of fire exclusion and invasion of Schinus terebinthifolius on limestone rockland pine forests of southeastern Florida. |
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| Name(s): |
Loope, Lloyd L. Dunevitz, Hannah L. South Florida Research Center PALMM (Project) |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Genre: | Technical Report | |
| Issuance: | monographic | |
| Date Issued: | 1981-10 | |
| Publisher: | National Park Service, South Florida Research Center, Everglades National Park | |
| Place of Publication: | Homestead, Fla. | |
| Physical Form: | electronic resource | |
| Extent: | 30 pages, maps,28 cm. | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Summary: | Exclusion of fire from stands of Pinus elliotti var. densa on limestone substrates of Dade County in southeastern Florida results in shading of the understory by native tropical hardwood tree species and eventual elimination of a rich herbaceous, light-requiring understory flora, including endemic and/or very rare species. The exotic tree Schinus terebinthifolius has extensively invaded most remaining rockland pine forests outside Everglades National Park. Once saplings of the invading Schinus reach 1 m in height, most are able to survive fire. | |
| Summary: | Aided by rapid recovery from fire, Schinus comes to dominate the understory of the stand and hastens the shading out of herbaceous flora. Prescribed burning of pine stands at 5-year intervals within Everglades National Park has apparently largely prevented establishment of Schinus there. Eventual requirements for pine regeneration as the stands approach maturity may result in application of less frequent, more severe prescribed fires. If such a regime results in the expected accelerated Schinus invasion, use of herbicides on Schinus may be necessary to maintain the native pineland ecosystem. | |
| Identifier: | 56537630 (oclc), FI06458726 (IID), 1033709 (digitool), NRBIB:EVER-6900 (NPS Natural Resources Bibliography Number) (stock number), fiu:18982 (fedora), AAA6450QF | |
| Note(s): |
Lloyd L. Loope and Vicki L. Dunevitz. "October 1981." Includes bibliographic references (p. 29-30). Electronic reproduction. [Florida] : State University System of Florida, PALMM Project, 2004. (Everglades online collection) Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet connectivity; Web browser software; Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print PDF files. Electronically reproduced by Florida International University from a technical report held in the Green Library at Florida International University, Miami. |
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| Subject(s): |
Brazilian pepper tree Pine -- Ecology -- Florida -- Everglades Forest ecology -- Florida -- Everglades Everglades -- 3090202 |
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| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/fi06458726.pdf | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/tc/feol/fi06458726.jpg | |
| Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ | |
| Host Institution: | FIU | |
| Has Part: |
(OCoLC)08385894 |
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| Is Part of Series: | Report (South Florida Research Center) ; T-645. | |
| Is Part of Series: | Everglades online collection. |
