Composition and age structure of a degraded tallgrass oak savanna in central Iowa

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-186

  Karnitz, Holly ^a,b   Asbjornsen, Heidi ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Des Moines Area Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendroecology; Midwest USA; Oak savanna; Quercus alba; Restoration; Tallgrass oak savanna; White oak

Indexed keywords

BIOPHYSICS; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; LANDSCAPE; PLANT COMMUNITY; SAVANNA; UNDERSTORY;

IOWA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; CARYA OVATA; FRAXINUS; FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA; OSTRYA VIRGINIANA; QUERCUS ALBA; ULMUS; ULMUS AMERICANA;

EID: 33646130429     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/0885-8608(2006)26[179:CAASOA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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