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| Odion, Dennis; Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara; dennisodion@home.com; Tyler, Claudia; Institute for Computational Earth Systems Science; tyler@lifesci.ucsb.edu. |
| Morro manazanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis) is a distinctive shrub restricted to a small area along the coast of California, USA. This endangered species faces two opposing fire-related extinction risks: (1) adults are killed by fire, and (2) recruitment opportunities only occur with fire. These strongly limit the capacity of this, as well as other obligate-seeding species, to recover from a population decline, which may result if there is an inadequate amount of time between fires for replenishment of sufficient seed populations. Using a prescribed burn, we tested whether the size of the seed bank that had accumulated in a 40-yr-old stand would prove adequate for maintaining A. morroensis population sizes through fire. Prior to the burn, we found ~11,000... |
| Tipo: Peer-Reviewed Reports |
Palavras-chave: Arctostaphylos morroensis; California coast; Endangered species; Fire-dependent germination; Fire-related extinction risk; Maritime chaparral; Morro manzanita; Obligate-seeder; Postfire seedling recruitment; Seed bank; Shrublands; Viable seed. |
| Ano: 2002 |
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