Fire Ecology Special Edition Features Research on Fire in Eastern Oak Ecosystems

The most recent issue of the Fire Ecology journal is a special edition featuring recent research on fire in Eastern U.S. oak ecosystems.  Fire has played an important role in establishing these systems and is an important tool in their restoration and maintenance. Each article in this issue is available through the CAFMS research collection. Click on a link below to view a pdf of the article.

Fire in Eastern North American Oak Ecosystems: Filling the Gaps

Sowing the Seeds of Fire and Oak in the Eastern US: A Tribute to Buell et al. 1954

Northern Long-Eared Bat Day-Roosting and Prescribed Fire in the Central Appalachians, USA

Repeated Application of Fuel Reduction Treatments in Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA: Implications for Achieving Management Goals

Suites of Fire-Adapted Traits of Oaks in the Southeastern USA: Multiple Strategies for Persistence

Scale Dependence of Oak Woodland Historical Fire Intervals: Contrasting The Barrens of Tennessee and Cross Timbers of Oklahoma, USA

Hardwood-Pine Mixedwoods Stand Dynamics following Thinning and Prescribed Burning

Natural Canopy Damage and the Ecological Restoration of Fire-Indicative Groundcover Vegetation in an Oak-Pine Forest

Fire Effects on Wildlife in the Central Hardwoods and Appalachian Regions, USA

Oak, Fire, and Global Change in the Eastern USA: What Might the Future Hold?