Effects of Repeated Prescribed Fire and Thinning From Below on Understory Components of Southern Illinois Oak-Hickory Forests
Fire has influenced species composition within the Central Hardwood Forest for millennia. Since the last glacial retreat, Native Americans followed by European settlers used fire as a tool to manipulate their environment. This fire use by humans helped maintain the dominance of well-adapted oak-hi...
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2009
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| Online Access: | https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/24 https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1031&context=theses |