Locating potential historical fire‐maintained grasslands of the eastern United States based on topography and wind speed
Abstract Historically, grasslands with limited tree presence were embedded in a matrix of predominantly open oak and pine forests in the eastern United States. These open ecosystems mostly have been lost to other land uses, particularly agriculture, and also to closed forests under fire exclusion be...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2022-06-01
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Series: | Ecosphere |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4098 |