Mesophication of oak landscapes: Evidence, knowledge gaps, and future research
Pyrophytic oak landscapes across the central and eastern United States are losing
dominance as shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive, or opportunistic tree species encroach into …
dominance as shade-tolerant, fire-sensitive, or opportunistic tree species encroach into …
Silvicultural options for open forest management in eastern North America
Fire-sustained open oak and pine forests were once widespread across eastern North
America, but are now comparatively scarce. To regain the goods and services of these open …
America, but are now comparatively scarce. To regain the goods and services of these open …
Qualitative synthesis of temperate bat responses to silvicultural treatments—where do we go from here?
SC Loeb - Journal of Mammalogy, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Most bat species depend on forests for roosting, foraging, and drinking during part or all of
their life cycles. Many of the world's forests are managed using a variety of silvicultural …
their life cycles. Many of the world's forests are managed using a variety of silvicultural …
Potential impacts of prescribed fire smoke on public health and socially vulnerable populations in a Southeastern US state
S Afrin, F Garcia-Menendez - Science of The Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Prescribed fire is an essential tool for wildfire risk mitigation and ecosystem restoration in the
Southeastern United States. It is also one of the region's largest sources of atmospheric …
Southeastern United States. It is also one of the region's largest sources of atmospheric …
Sustaining eastern oak forests: Synergistic effects of fire and topography on vegetation and fuels
Across much of the eastern United States, oak forests are undergoing mesophication as
shade‐tolerant competitors become more abundant and suppress oak regeneration. Given …
shade‐tolerant competitors become more abundant and suppress oak regeneration. Given …
Wild bee response to forest management varies seasonally and is mediated by resource availability
In many temperate, deciduous forests, long-term management suppression has led to
mesophication (cool, damp, and shaded conditions), resulting in habitat with homogenous …
mesophication (cool, damp, and shaded conditions), resulting in habitat with homogenous …
Delayed fire mortality has long‐term ecological effects across the Southern Appalachian landscape
Fire is a critical ecological process to the forests of the Southern Appalachians. Where fire
was excluded from forest types that historically burned frequently, unanticipated changes …
was excluded from forest types that historically burned frequently, unanticipated changes …
Long‐term response of oak‐hickory regeneration to partial harvest and repeated fires: Influence of light and moisture
By tracking oak‐hickory (Quercus‐Carya) regeneration for 13 yr across management‐
manipulated light and topographically driven moisture gradients after partial harvest and …
manipulated light and topographically driven moisture gradients after partial harvest and …
The effects of repeated prescribed fire and thinning on bees, wasps, and other flower visitors in the understory and midstory of a temperate forest in North Carolina
We investigated the effects of repeated prescribed fire, mechanical thinning, and
combinations of fire and mechanical thinning on pollinators and flower visitors within the …
combinations of fire and mechanical thinning on pollinators and flower visitors within the …
Repeated burning alters the structure and composition of hardwood regeneration in oak-dominated forests of eastern Kentucky, USA
TL Keyser, M Arthur, DL Loftis - Forest Ecology and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
The exclusion of anthropogenic fire is a primary factor responsible for the 'mesophication'of
eastern oak (Quercus) forests and resultant oak regeneration problems. Consequently, the …
eastern oak (Quercus) forests and resultant oak regeneration problems. Consequently, the …