A Review on the Dynamics of Prescribed Fire, Tree Mortality, and Injury in Managing Oak Natural Communities to Minimize Economic Loss in North America
The long history of fire in North America spans millennia and is recognized as an important driver in the widespread and long-term dominance of oak species and oak natural communities. Frequent wildfires from about 1850 to 1950 resulted in much forest damage, and gained fire a negative reputation. T...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-07-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/9/8/461 |