User:4TheTrees/Oak Regeneration Failure
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341915090_Causes_of_the_oak_regeneration_problem
https://harvardforest.fas.harvard.edu/blog/white-oak-regeneration-it-crisis-or-not
https://www.nps.gov/articles/the-future-of-our-oak-forests.htm
https://www.academia.edu/37290617/The_Failure_of_Oak_Regeneration_across_Eastern_Deciduous_Forests
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[edit]Oak regeneration failure is forest phenomenon where there are not sufficient seedling- and sapling-sized oak trees to replace mature oaks when they die. This causes oaks, traditionally an important species in many temperate forests, to decline in population while other trees, such as maples, become more prominent. This phenomenon has been observed across Eastern and Midwestern forests in the United States, and has been noted in Europe as well.
Multiple factors are thought to contribute to oak regeneration failure; these include changing disturbance regimes and fire use, deer browse, and climate change. Because oak has been valued as timber for centuries, oak regeneration has been studied extensively. Since the 1930s, American researchers have paid special attention to the recruitment of oak trees to the canopies of deciduous forests.
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[edit]History
Causes
Disturbances and Canopy Gaps
Impact
Eurasia
New England
Midwest
Importance
Efforts to combat
The promotion of oak regeneration dates back to at least the 13th century, with a French ordinance mandating the planting of oak seedlings[1]. However, due to
References
[edit]- ^ Loftis, David (1993). "Oak Regeneration: Serious problems, practical recommendation". Center for Oak Studies Symposium Proceedings.