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- Title
Fire History and Its Implications for an Endemic Fire-Dependent Herb (Iliamna corei Sherff.) of the Appalachian Mountains.
- Authors
Lafon, Charles W.; Hoss, Jennifer A.; Grissino Mayer, Henri D.; Aldrich, Serena R.; DeWeese, Georgina G.
- Abstract
The Peters Mountain mallow is a fire-dependent herbaceous plant species endemic to Peters Mountain, Virginia. Its population declined over the twentieth century, likely because of fire exclusion. We used firescarred trees to reconstruct the fire history of Peters Mountain (Hoss et al. 2008) and found that fires occurred frequently in the past, before fire protection became commonly practiced. The mean fire interval for the site was 2.5 years, and most fires occurred during the dormant season (spring or fall). Fire frequency is lower today. In 2005, at the time of our fieldwork, 29 years had elapsed since the last fire. The results suggest the need to reintroduce fire to restore the Peters Mountain mallow and its habitat.
- Subjects
VIRGINIA; APPALACHIAN Mountains; MALVA; HERBACEOUS plants; PLANT species; FIRE; HABITATS
- Publication
Endangered Species Update, 2009, Vol 26, Issue 1/2, p39
- ISSN
1081-3705
- Publication type
Article