The impacts of mast year and prescribed fires on tree regeneration in Oak forests at the mohonk preserve, Southeastern New York, USA

Natural Areas Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 427-434

  Abrams, Marc D ^a   Johnson, Sarah E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

chestnut oak; mast year; prescribed fire; red oak; Shawangunk Mountains

Indexed keywords

MASTING; OVERSTORY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; REGENERATION; SEEDLING; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TREE;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887219025     PISSN: 08858608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3375/043.033.0405     Document Type: Article

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