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{{short description|Type of ecological community or xeric wildfire-maintained ecosystem}} |
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A '''sandhill''' is an ecological community type found in the southeastern coastal plain. Dominant vegitation includes longleaf pine ''Pinus palustris'', turkey oak ''Quercus laevis'', and wiregrass ''Aristida stricta''. A number of rare animals are typical of this habitat including gopher tortoises, red cockaded woodpeckers, Sherman's fox squirrel, and striped newts. |
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{{about|the type of ecosystem||Sandhills (disambiguation)|and|Sand Hill (disambiguation)}} |
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[[File:Sandhill at Austin Cary Forest.jpg|alt=|thumb|upright=1.15|Fire maintained sandhill community at Austin Cary Forest, near Gainesville, FL]] |
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A '''sandhill''' is a type of [[Community (ecology)|ecological community]] or [[xeric]] [[wildfire]]-maintained [[ecosystem]]. It is not the same as a sand [[dune]]. It features very short fire return intervals, one to five years. Without fire, sandhills undergo [[ecological succession]] and become more [[oak]] dominated. |
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[[Entisol]]s are the typical sandhill [[soil]], deep well-drained and nutrient poor. In [[Florida]], sandhills receive {{convert|130|cm|in|abbr=on}} of [[rain]]fall per year, just like the more [[hydric]] ecosystems surrounding them. Sandhills are xeric because they have poor water holding capacity. |
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Dominant vegetation includes [[longleaf pine]] (''Pinus palustris''), American turkey oak (''[[Quercus laevis]]''), and wiregrass (''[[Aristida stricta]]'').<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Canfield |first1=Susan Littell |last2=Tanner |first2=George W. |title=Observations of Pineywoods Dropseed (sporobolus Junceus) Phenological Development Following Fire in a Sandhill Community |journal=Florida Scientist |date=1997 |volume=60 |issue=2 |pages=69–72 |jstor=24320744 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24320744 |issn=0098-4590}}</ref> A number of rare animals are typical of this habitat including the gopher tortoise (''[[Gopherus polyphemus]]''),<ref name = "Herring">{{cite journal |last1=Herring |first1=Brenda J. |last2=Judd |first2=Walter S. |title=A Floristic Study of Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Suwannee and Columbia Counties, Florida |journal=Castanea |date=1995 |volume=60 |issue=4 |pages=318–369 |jstor=4033806 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4033806 |issn=0008-7475}}</ref> [[red-cockaded woodpecker]] (''Picoides borealis''), Sherman's fox squirrel (''[[Sherman's fox squirrel|Sciurus niger shermani]]''),<ref name = "Herring"/> and striped newt (''[[Notophthalmus perstriatus]]''). [[Invasive species]] that are a problem on sandhills include Cogongrass (''[[Imperata cylindrica]]''),<ref name="Jose Cox Miller Shilling 2002 pp. 41–44">{{cite journal | last1=Jose | first1=S. | last2=Cox | first2=J. | last3=Miller | first3=D.L. | last4=Shilling | first4=D.G. | last5=Merritt | first5=S. | title=Alien Plant Invasions: The Story of Cogongrass in Southeastern Forests | journal=Journal of Forestry | publisher=Oxford Academic | volume=100 | issue=1 | date=2002-01-01 | issn=0022-1201 | doi=10.1093/jof/100.1.41 | pages=41–44 | url=https://academic.oup.com/jof/article/100/1/41/4612976 | access-date=2024-02-27}}</ref> camphor laurels (''[[Cinnamomum camphora]]''), and [[Natal grass]] (''Melinis repens''). |
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==See also== |
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*{{annotated link|Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park}} |
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*{{annotated link|Flatwoods}}, another ecological community in the coastal plain of North America |
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*{{annotated link|Florida longleaf pine sandhill}} |
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*{{annotated link|Monahans Sandhills State Park}} |
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*{{annotated link|Sandhills (Nebraska)|Nebraska Sand Hills}} |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.fnai.org/PDF/Natural_Communities_Guide.pdf Fnai.org: Natural Communities Definitions for Florida] |
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*{{url|https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/675gwk5jp7/1|The Bibliography of Aeolian Research}} |
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{{Earth's landforms}} |
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[[Category:Wildfire ecology]] |
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[[Category:Dunes of the United States]] |
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[[Category:Plant communities of the Eastern United States]] |
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[[Category:Plant communities of Florida]] |
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[[Category:Natural history of Texas]] |
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Latest revision as of 14:23, 2 November 2024
A sandhill is a type of ecological community or xeric wildfire-maintained ecosystem. It is not the same as a sand dune. It features very short fire return intervals, one to five years. Without fire, sandhills undergo ecological succession and become more oak dominated.
Entisols are the typical sandhill soil, deep well-drained and nutrient poor. In Florida, sandhills receive 130 cm (51 in) of rainfall per year, just like the more hydric ecosystems surrounding them. Sandhills are xeric because they have poor water holding capacity.
Dominant vegetation includes longleaf pine (Pinus palustris), American turkey oak (Quercus laevis), and wiregrass (Aristida stricta).[1] A number of rare animals are typical of this habitat including the gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus),[2] red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis), Sherman's fox squirrel (Sciurus niger shermani),[2] and striped newt (Notophthalmus perstriatus). Invasive species that are a problem on sandhills include Cogongrass (Imperata cylindrica),[3] camphor laurels (Cinnamomum camphora), and Natal grass (Melinis repens).
See also
[edit]- Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park – Provincial park in Saskatchewan, Canada
- Flatwoods – Ecological community in the southeastern coastal plain of North America, another ecological community in the coastal plain of North America
- Florida longleaf pine sandhill – Ecological region of Florida, US
- Monahans Sandhills State Park – State park in Texas, United States
- Nebraska Sand Hills – Temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands ecoregion of Nebraska, United States
References
[edit]- ^ Canfield, Susan Littell; Tanner, George W. (1997). "Observations of Pineywoods Dropseed (sporobolus Junceus) Phenological Development Following Fire in a Sandhill Community". Florida Scientist. 60 (2): 69–72. ISSN 0098-4590. JSTOR 24320744.
- ^ a b Herring, Brenda J.; Judd, Walter S. (1995). "A Floristic Study of Ichetucknee Springs State Park, Suwannee and Columbia Counties, Florida". Castanea. 60 (4): 318–369. ISSN 0008-7475. JSTOR 4033806.
- ^ Jose, S.; Cox, J.; Miller, D.L.; Shilling, D.G.; Merritt, S. (2002-01-01). "Alien Plant Invasions: The Story of Cogongrass in Southeastern Forests". Journal of Forestry. 100 (1). Oxford Academic: 41–44. doi:10.1093/jof/100.1.41. ISSN 0022-1201. Retrieved 2024-02-27.