Fire history and the establishment of oaks and maples in second-growth forests

Todd Hutchinson; Robert Long; Robert Ford; Elaine Kennedy Sutherland

Fire history and the establishment of oaks and maples in second-growth forests

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Todd Hutchinson, Robert Long, Robert Ford, Elaine Kennedy Sutherland

Year:

2009

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

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: 149.

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Abstract

We used dendrochronology to examine the influence of past fires on oak and maple establishment. Six study units were located in southern Ohio, where organized fire control began in 1923.

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 3rd fire in eastern oak forests conference

Citation

Hutchinson, Todd; Long, Robert; Ford, Robert; Sutherland, Elaine Kennedy. 2009. Fire history and the establishment of oaks and maples in second-growth forests. 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: 149.