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Anderson, C.J., Weand, M.P., Alexander, H.D., Bretfeld, M., Green, N. 2025. Variations in stand structure, composition, and fuelbeds drive prescribed fire behavior during mountain longleaf pine restoration. Forest Ecology and Management, 575 (0378-1127)
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.122372
Turner, M.A., Bones, J.T., Marshall, S.G. et al. 2025. Effect of growing season fire timing on oak regeneration. Fire Ecology, 21, 6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-025-00350-x
Ochs, A.E., Swihart, R.K., Saunders, M.R. 2024. Population-level effects of prescribed fires on terrestrial salamanders. Forest Ecology and Management, 560 (0378-1127) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2024.121842.
Craycroft, J., Schweitzer, C. 2024. Case study of UAS ignition of prescribed fire in a mixedwood on the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama. Fire Ecology, 20, 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-024-00263-1
Robbins, Z.J., Loudermilk, E.L., Mozelewski, T.G. et al. 2024. Fire regimes of the Southern Appalachians may radically shift under climate change. Fire Ecology, 20, 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-023-00231-1
Blankenship, B.A., Poynter, Z.W., Arthur, M.A. 2023. Fire exclusion vs. a fire-free interval following repeated prescribed fire: Consequences for forest stand structure and species composition in an upland oak forest. Forest Ecology and Management, 546, 121367. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121367.
Turner, M.A., Bones, J.T., Marshall, S.G., Harper, C.A. 2024. Canopy reduction and fire seasonality effects on deer and turkey habitat in upland hardwoods. Forest Ecology and Management, 553, 121657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2023.121657.