Fire in eastern north American Oak ecosystems: Filling the gaps

J. Morgan Varner, Mary A. Arthur, Stacy L. Clark, Daniel C. Dey, Justin L. Hart, Callie J. Schweitzer

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Abstract

This special issue of Fire Ecology is focused on the fire ecology of eastern USA oak (Quercus L.) forests, woodlands, and savannas. The papers were presented as part of the Fifth Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, in 2015. The topic of fire in Eastern oak ecosystems is one that has received insufficient interest from the broader fire ecology community. Specific papers in this issue address the historical role of fire in the region, the response and adaptations of plant and animal species to fire and fuels treatments, and the future of these important ecosystems under a future of global change. We hope that this issue provokes future research on the past, present, and future of fire in eastern North American oak ecosystems.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-6
Number of pages6
JournalFire Ecology
Volume12
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2016

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Association for Fire Ecology. All Rights Reserved.

Funding

FundersFunder number
National Science Foundation (NSF)1036600

    Keywords

    • Eastern deciduous forest
    • Fire effects
    • Fire history
    • Fire regimes
    • Mesophication
    • Prescribed fire
    • Quercus

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Forestry
    • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
    • Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

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