Adaptation Strategies and Actions
Promote drought and heat-tolerant species: Promote adapted trees in pitch pine - scrub oak forests
Promote drought and heat-tolerant species.
Forests are likely to experience increased temperature and decreased moisture conditions as the climate changes. Therefore, it is important to promote species that are well adapted to these new conditions.
Action
Promote adapted trees in pitch pine - scrub oak forests
Both pitch pine and scrub oak are well adapted to drought and heat. Maintain both of these current species which are predicted to do well. Reduce stressors on these systems, including invasive species and browse by deer or other wildlife. In addition, restoring prescribed fire to these ecosystems can be an important strategy for restoring important habitat conditions and recruiting new pitch pine and oak seedlings. Refer to the resources below on strategies for increasing tree regeneration in these forests.
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