• Shuffle
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Alphabetize
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Front First
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
  • Both Sides
    Toggle On
    Toggle Off
Front

How to study your flashcards.

Right/Left arrow keys: Navigate between flashcards.right arrow keyleft arrow key

Up/Down arrow keys: Flip the card between the front and back.down keyup key

H key: Show hint (3rd side).h key

image

PLAY BUTTON

image

PLAY BUTTON

image

Progress

1/5

Click to flip

5 Cards in this Set

  • Front
  • Back
occurrence
southern hemisphere
fire adaptations
-some species only release seeds after heat of a fire opens their fruits
-some seeds germinate only after the seed coat has been cracked by heat from a fire
-the smooth, light bark of some eucalyptus species reflects the heat of a fire, protecting the tree from understory burns
-many fire-dominated eucalpyts have epicormic buds
epicormic buds
-a cluster of vegetative buds under the bark which can sprout very quickly after a fire
aboriginal fire-use
-fire was used by aborigines to draw game--new, young growth attracts herbivores because of its high nutrient content and low ration of lignins and other structural materials
fire intensity
-intensity of a fire is integral in shaping the post-fire community (quick brush fire will leave much unburned, while canopy fire will take out whole forest)
-intensity is largely a function of the time since the last fire--if there is lots of accumulation of biomass, canopy burn is more likely.
-severe burns lead to recolonization of even-aged stands