Plant responses to fire in a Mexican arid shrubland

[Background] Fire responses of species in arid environments have only been scarcely studied. We studied four species (Dasyliron lucidum Zucc., Juniperus deppeana Steud., Echinocactus platyacanthus Link & Otto, and Agave potatorum Zucc.) in the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve, Mexico. The objectives were to describe and quantify survival and resprouting, as well as the factors determining them, for the selected species. Six months after a 330 ha wildfire in 2014, 32 plots were established on three transects. Forest dasometric and fire severity variables were recorded. Logistic regression was utilized to obtain mortality and resprouting probability models, as well as linear regression to detect relationships among post- and pre-fire variables.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Rodríguez-Trejo, Dante A., Pausas, J. G., Miranda-Moreno, Andrés G.
Other Authors:	Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Springer Nature 2019-04-24
Subjects:	Arid zones, Fire ecology, Fire traits, Mexico,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/180661 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100009534 http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/100006959
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