A Comparison of Stand Structure and Fire History in Two Black Oak Woodlands in Northwestern Indiana
- 1 June 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by University of Chicago Press in Botanical Gazette
- Vol. 145 (2) , 222-228
- https://doi.org/10.1086/337450
Abstract
The composition and structure of 2 black oak woodlands in northwestern Indiana are examined. Current conditions are compared with those existing in the early 1800s, based on public land survey records of the 2 areas. Fire histories during the past 50 yr are reconstructed from fire scars, age-class distributions and fire-control records. The frequency and intensity of fire strongly influenced stand structure and succession in these black oak woodlands.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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