Encroachment Dynamics of Juniperus virginiana L. and Mesic Hardwood Species into Cross Timbers Forests of North-Central Oklahoma, USA
Cross Timbers forests, typically dominated by Quercus stellata Wangenh. and Q. marilandica Muenchh., are the transition zone between eastern deciduous forest and prairie in the southern Great Plains. Fire exclusion beginning in the mid-1900s has led to increasing stand density and encroachment of fi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/2/75 |