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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Main Authors: Mike R. Saunders, David P. Mann, Shannon Stanis, Jan K. Wiedenbeck, Daniel C. Dey, Thomas M. Schuler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-01-01
Series:Forests
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/14/2/227