Repeated burning alters the structure and composition of hardwood regeneration in oak-dominated forests of eastern Kentucky, USA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2017.03.015
Abstract: The exclusion of anthropogenic fire is a primary factor responsible for the ‘mesophication’ of eastern oak (Quercus) forests and resultant oak regeneration problems. Consequently, the reintroduction of fire is increasingly used to promote the establishment… read more here.
Keywords: oak; regeneration; oak hickory; regeneration layer ... See more keywords
Long-term effects of alternative partial harvesting methods on the woody regeneration layer in high-elevation Quercus rubra forests of the southern Appalachian Mountains, USA
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DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118869
Abstract: Abstract High-elevation Quercus rubra forests in the Appalachian Mountains represent a transition zone between temperate mixed-Quercus forests that dominate lower elevations ( 1530 m) elevations. Little information exists specific to the response to disturbance, including timber… read more here.
Keywords: rubra forests; regeneration; regeneration layer; high elevation ... See more keywords