Oak cover types comprise half of the forestlands in the eastern United States. There is a
great desire to sustain these highly valued forests. Unfortunately, reports of the successional …

Historical records, modern scientific data from old stands, analysis of fossil pollen and
charcoal from sediments and direct observation of contemporary natural disturbance were …

1 Replacement of oaks (Quercus spp.) by other species after natural and human-caused
disturbance is recognized as a common problem on average and productive sites in many …

Recent declines in the amount of habitat suitable for early successional wildlife in the
northeastern US have prompted public land managers to consider establishing minimum …

Les effets du brûlage dirigé, effectué à différentes saisons et à des intensités variables, sur
la densité, la mortalité, la forme de la tige, la hauteur et la croissance en hauteur de la …

Structural heterogeneity has become a goal of contemporary forest management, yet the
effect of incorporating variable sized canopy openings characteristic of older forests on …

On high quality growing sites in West Virginia, shade intolerant tree species have increased
in importance in third-generation forests following clearcutting. We investigated the effect of …

Oaks (Quercus spp.) are one of the most important tree taxa in the northern hemisphere.
Although they are dominant in mixed species forests and widely distributed, there are …

Field measurements were made of leaf photosynthesis (A), stomatal conductance (g) and
leaf water relations for sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) seedlings growing in a forest …

We evaluated the effects of three regeneration harvest methods on plant diversity and soil
resource availability in mixed-hardwood ecosystems. The study area is in the Wine Spring …