Fire regimes and structural changes in oak-pine forests of the Mogollon Highlands ecoregion: Implications for ecological restoration

•Ponderosa pine forests of the Mogollon Highlands ecoregion are complex.•We reconstructed historical fire regimes and forest structure at five sites.•All sites showed evidence of frequent, low-severity fire regimes.•Forests were historically open with low densities of oak and ponderosa pine.•Without...

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Published in:	Forest ecology and management Vol. 465; p. 118087
Main Authors:	Huffman, David W., Floyd, M. Lisa, Hanna, Dustin P., Crouse, Joseph E., Fulé, Peter Z., Sánchez Meador, Andrew J., Springer, Judith D.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier B.V 01.06.2020
Subjects:	Arizona chaparral codominance coniferous forests Dendroecological reconstruction dendroecology drought ecological restoration ecoregions ecosystems ecotones environmental factors fire regime fuels fuels (fire ecology) global warming hardwood highlands Historical reference conditions Interior chaparral Land-use changes landscapes Pinus ponderosa prescribed burning Quercus alba Quercus emoryi Quercus gambelii shrubs Southwest United States species diversity stand basal area stand density stand structure Tonto National Forest Transition zone trees understory wildfires Tonto National Forest Arizona Land-use changes Southwest United States Transition zone Historical reference conditions Dendroecological reconstruction Interior chaparral
ISSN:	0378-1127, 1872-7042
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