Regeneration of a burned cork oak forest in southern Spain (Istan, Malaga)
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Regeneration after fire, Quercus suber forests, Andalusia, SpainAbstract
A study on the fire effects and adaptations in the perennial species of a Quercus suber forest in the South of Spain (West Mediterranean) have been carried out. Most species show vegetative after fire regeneration strategies by epicormic buds (56%) and non epicormic buds (27%). Only 10% species have seed regeneration and two species (Abies pinsapo Boiss. and Asplenium onopteris L.) dissapeared in the burned area. The fire effect on the burned vegetation causes, fundamentally, a loss of individuals (50% over the total) but not a diversity loss (only two species dissapeared). Quercus suber survived in a 50%. After tree months from the fire, most species had regeneration dynamics. Grazing affects in a negative way the community total growth, but does not affect, outwardly, the total number of regenerated individuals and the loss of diversity. Key words. Regeneration after fire, Quercus suber forests, Andalusia, Spain.
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