Influences of woody encroachment and restoration thinning on overstory savanna oak tree growth rates

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 262, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1409-1416

  Brudvig, Lars A ^a   Blunck, Holly M ^b   Asbjornsen, Heidi ^c,d   Mateos Remigio, Vilma S ^d   Wagner, Stephanie A ^a   Randall, Jesse A ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Normandale Community College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^d IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dendrochronology; Oak savanna; Overstory thinning; Restoration ecology; White oak; Woody encroachment removal

Indexed keywords

DENDROCHRONOLOGY; OAK SAVANNA; OVERSTORY THINNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; WHITE OAK; WOODY ENCROACHMENT REMOVAL;

CLIMATOLOGY; ECOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; MAINTENANCE; PLANT EXTRACTS; RESTORATION;

REFORESTATION;

BASAL AREA; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DENDROCHRONOLOGY; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN ACTIVITY; OVERSTORY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; RESTORATION ECOLOGY; SAVANNA; THINNING; UNDERSTORY;

NORTH AMERICA;

QUERCUS ALBA;

EID: 80051822919     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2011.06.038     Document Type: Article

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