In Fire-Maintained Climax Communities in the Southeastern United States, Periodic

question 82

Multiple Choice

In fire-maintained climax communities in the southeastern United States, periodic fires

• A) change soil conditions so they do not favor oaks or broadleaf species.
• B) cause rapid compensatory growth of burned pines.
• C) kill oak and other broadleaf species but not pines.
• D) change water relations to conditions that favor pines.

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