Prescribed Fire Causes Wounding and Minor Tree Quality Degradation in Oak Forests
Despite the adaptation of many oak (<i>Quercus</i>) species to repeated surface fire, many public land managers in eastern North America resist using prescribed fire as a regeneration tool because of fire’s perceived negative impacts on timber values through the wounding of overstory tre...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-01-01
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Series: | Forests |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/2/227 |