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Organized Proposal Session

North American boundary forests: diversity, conservation, and fire management

4 - Frequent Fire Effects on Tree Regeneration and Stand Dynamics in Oak Woodlands

Saturday, October 28, 2023
8:45am - 9:00am PST
Location: A2
Managing oak woodlands requires frequent prescribed fire to maintain open structure and promote herbaceous ground flora. However, frequent fire limits tree recruitment to the overstory, with long-term implications for stand dynamics. Using empirical data from long-term studies, we show varying fire frequency is important for long-term maintenance of oak woodlands.