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FIRE DEPENDENT ECOSYSTEM MAP |
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* Roll over a region and click to see information |
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Common in areas from Texas east to Florida, and north to Maryland. |
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Lightning ignited fires in southern pine communities are common. |
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Longleaf pine requires mineral soil for seed germination, and thus ground fires prepare the seedbed by removing litter and releasing soil nutrients. |
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Different pines react different to the frequency of fire. Longleaf pines favor frequent fires; shortleaf and loblolly pines favor less frequent. |
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In cases where fire does not occur for 25 years or more, such as when fire is removed from the system or on wet sites where fire seldom occurs, hardwoods such as oaks and hickories gradually replace the native pines. |
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