Lost Pines region of Texas
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The Lost Pines region of Texas is a distinctive, isolated loblolly pine forest ecosystem in Central Texas known for its unique ecology and scenic woodlands near Bastrop.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
ⓘ
forest region ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| containsProtectedArea |
Bastrop State Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buescher State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost Pines Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFrom | about 100 miles west of the main East Texas pine forests ⓘ |
| dominantTreeSpecies |
Pinus taeda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
loblolly pine ⓘ |
| ecologicalSignificance | westernmost natural range extension of loblolly pine ⓘ |
| experiencedEvent | Bastrop County Complex Fire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| experiencedEventDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| fireType | frequent low-intensity fires historically ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | Pleistocene and earlier coastal plain deposits ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Lost Pines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConservationFocus |
endangered Houston toad
ⓘ
restoration of loblolly pine stands ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType | loblolly pine forest ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
fire-adapted ecosystem
ⓘ
isolated loblolly pine population ⓘ sandy soils ⓘ scenic woodlands ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | Pinus taeda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeHabitat | Houston toad habitat ⓘ |
| knownFor |
biodiversity
ⓘ
relict pine population ⓘ unique ecology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ |
| managementPractice |
prescribed burning
ⓘ
reforestation ⓘ |
| near |
Bastrop, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bastrop County, Texas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Post Oak Savannah and Blackland Prairies transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Texas Parks and Wildlife Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | East Texas Piney Woods NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | sandy soils derived from ancient coastal deposits ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
drought
ⓘ
urban development ⓘ wildfire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
camping
ⓘ
hiking ⓘ nature tourism ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| vegetationMosaic | pine-hardwood forest ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.