Prescribing fire in eastern oak forests: Is time running out?

Northern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 190-196

  Abrams, Marc D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fire suppression; Historical ecology; Oak replacement; Succession

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

DISTURBANCE; FIRE SUPPRESSION; HISTORICAL ECOLOGY; OAK REPLACEMENT; SUCCESSION;

FORESTRY;

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; HARDWOODS; HARVESTING;

ACER RUBRUM; ACER SACCHARUM; BETULA NIGRA; CERVIDAE; CONIFEROPHYTA; FAGUS; NYSSA SYLVATICA; PRUNUS SEROTINA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS ALBA; QUERCUS MONTANA; QUERCUS RUBRA;

EID: 26244436032     PISSN: 07426348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/njaf/22.3.190     Document Type: Review

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