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First-year results of a prescribed burn in a high-elevation red oak stand

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Abstract

In March 2007, a prescribed burn was conducted on approximately 70 acres in a high-elevation red oak stand located on the Cold Mountain Game Land in western North Carolina. This burn was the first in a series of treatments designed to increase oak and hickory regeneration in this stand.

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Citation

Bates, Peter; Simon, Dean. 2009. First-year results of a prescribed burn in a high-elevation red oak stand. In: Hutchinson, Todd F., ed. Proceedings of the 3rd fire in eastern oak forests conference; 2008 May 20-22; Carbondale, IL. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-46. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 143.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/17299