Fire in Eastern north American Oak Ecosystems: Filling the Gaps

Fire Ecology

Mary A. Arthur¹  J. Morgan Varner²  Stacy L. Clark³  Callie J. Schweitzer⁴  Justin L. Hart⁵  Daniel C. Dey⁷ 

[1] Environmental Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA;Department of Forest Resources &Department of Forestry, University of Kentucky, Lexington, USA;Department of Geography, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, USA;Northern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Columbia, USA;Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Huntsville, USA;Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Knoxville, USA

关键词: Eastern deciduous forest;    fire effects;    fire history;    fire regimes;    mesophication;    prescribed fire;    Quercus;   

DOI  :  10.4996/fireecology.1202001

学科分类：生态、进化、行为和系统

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

This special issue of Fire Ecology is focused on the fire ecology of eastern USA oak (Quercus L.) forests, woodlands, and savannas. The papers were presented as part of the Fifth Fire in Eastern Oak Forests Conference in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA, in 2015. The topic of fire in Eastern oak ecosystems is one that has received insufficient interest from the broader fire ecology community. Specific papers in this issue address the historical role of fire in the region, the response and adaptations of plant and animal species to fire and fuels treatments, and the future of these important ecosystems under a future of global change. We hope that this issue provokes future research on the past, present, and future of fire in eastern North American oak ecosystems.

【 授权许可】

CC BY