Historically open oak and pine savannas and woodlands have transitioned to closed forests
comprised of increased numbers of tree species throughout the eastern United States. We …

Fires are recurrent in moist tropical savannas, but in recent decades, Neotropical forests
have become more affected due to the increased frequency of fires and the extent of burned …

Widespread fire exclusion and land-use activities across many southeastern United States
forested ecosystems have resulted in altered species composition and structure. These …

Shade-tolerant, fire-intolerant tree species are expanding in historically oak-dominated
landscapes in the central and eastern US Once established, these species are hypothesized …

Background Predictive models of post-fire tree and stem mortality are vital for management
planning and understanding fire effects. Post-fire tree and stem mortality have been …

By tracking oak‐hickory (Quercus‐Carya) regeneration for 13 yr across management‐
manipulated light and topographically driven moisture gradients after partial harvest and …

Fire is integral to the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems of the southeastern USA and is a
strong selective force on plant species. Among woody plants, oak species (Quercus spp. L) …

The role of fire in the eastern broadleaf and Appalachian forest regions, until recently, was
poorly understood or minimally examined, as this region was long overlooked as a …

The removal of fire's influence on plant community succession has resulted in the near
disappearance of oak (Quercus spp.) woodlands and savannas from the Appalachian …

Fire controls tree cover in many savannas by suppressing saplings through repeated topkill
and resprouting, causing a demographic bottleneck. Tree cover can increase dramatically if …