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Spatial demography of trees in an oak savanna and adjacent dry chert woodland in the Missouri Ozarks /Jenkins, Seán E. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-85). Also available on the Internet.
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Spatial demography of trees in an oak savanna and adjacent dry chert woodland in the Missouri OzarksJenkins, Seán E. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-85). Also available on the Internet.
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Fire History and Current Stand Structure Analysis of a Midwestern Black Oak Sand SavannaConsidine, Cody Douglas 01 December 2009 (has links)
Management and restoration of black oak dominated sand savannas often rely on historic vegetative descriptions (settler accounts, surveyor notes, aerial photographs). It is commonly assumed that fire alone maintains savanna structure and composition, however little information is known about the specific fire frequency needed to maintain these systems. The objective of this study was to quantify and correlate characteristics of stand structure with fire history of the Kankakee Sands savannas in northeastern Illinois. Fire history chronologies were determined through dendrochronological methods from 289 dated fire scars identified on 58 black oak (Quercus velutina) trees located throughout four wooded sites. Tree and woody structure was characterized in 30 circular plots (0.04 hectares) in three sites and 26 circular plots in one site that were placed at 25-meter intervals along randomly established permanent line transects in the summer of 2007. The structure analysis consisted of the development of tree age-size relationships among presently dominant and suppressed trees in relation to fire history. Variations in tree and woody structure were strongly related to fire dynamics among the four study sites. Specifically, components such as tree density (n = 114; r = 0.46; P < 0.0001), basal area (n = 114; r = 0.35; P < 0.0001), and total woody stem density (n = 114; r = 0.42; P < 0.0001) all increased as a function of fire-free interval. In addition, sites with shorter fire-free intervals were associated with a higher percentage of hollow tree boles (n = 104 r = -0.31 P < 0.0015) and visible fire scar wounds (n = 104 r = -0.43334 P < 0.0001). While the results of this study suggest fire had a significant role in structuring these four wooded sites, the data also indicated other historic disturbances coupled with individual site characteristics may be integral components in structuring these dynamic systems. For instance, fire-free intervals less than two years maintained conditions of openness, as was referenced to 1939 historic aerial photographs, but eliminated potential future canopy trees. Under these conditions, a dramatic shift in community structure toward prairie vegetation is likely, as no smaller trees were present to assume canopy dominance. Fire-free intervals greater than two years were associated with transition to closed canopy forests. Therefore, management considerations pertaining to fire with the addition of other historic disturbances, including grazing and or selective cutting, are proposed to balance historic canopy openness and promote regeneration of characteristic savanna species.
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Nectar Resource Quality of Oak Savanna Pollinator HabitatsDay, Meigan 07 May 2020 (has links)
No description available.
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Warming and Intensified Summer Drought Influence Leaf Dark Respiration and Related Plant Traits in Three Dominant Species of the Southern Oak SavannaLindgren, Kourtnee Marr 2009 May 1900 (has links)
The short-term temperature-response of dark respiration may be altered by climate warming through temperature acclimation; however the role of drought in influencing thermal acclimation is not known. We hypothesized that leaf dark respiration in three dominant species of the southern oak savanna in Central Texas, Schizachyrium scoparium, Juniperus virginiana, and Quercus stellata, would respond differently to the effects of warming and intensified summer drought owing to their contrasting photosynthetic pathways, leaf habits, and drought tolerances. Furthermore, changes in respiration were predicted to be linked to alterations in leaf chemistry and structure, including leaf nitrogen and non-structural carbohydrates in response to warming and drought. Monocultures planted in replicated rainfall exclusion shelters were warmed ( 1.5 �C) and rainfall events were manipulated to intensify summer drought and augment cool season rainfall compared to the long-term mean.
Both warming and drought affected the short-term temperature-response functions of dark respiration and species differed in their responses. Evidence of temperature acclimation through adjustment in Q10 (temperature sensitivity) and R10 (base rate at 10 �C) was found in S. scoparium and Q. stellata but not J. virginiana. All three species showed evidence of reduced temperature acclimation of respiration with progressive summer drought. Redistributed rainfall in J. virginiana increased respiration in midsummer compared to plants receiving the long-term mean rainfall, but differences disappeared in late summer when drought intensified. In response to rainfall events during summer drought, rates in S. scoparium increased, and the effect was greater in unwarmed compared to warmed plants. In both S. scoparium and Q. stellata, Q10 was reduced post-watering. Regression analyses of respiration against leaf N, soluble carbohydrates, and SLA revealed that relationships differed between species and temperature treatments. Respiration rates were uncoupled from changes in soluble carbohydrates in response to drought and rainfall pulses, suggesting that thermal acclimation is diminished by increasing drought stress in drying soils in contrasting tree and grass species. These findings suggest that models of respiratory carbon flux that incorporate temporal changes in respiratory temperature responses with drought and warming and unique species responses will be critical in predicting species and ecosystem-scale responses to climate change.
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USING CONSERVATION GIS TO BUILD A PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR OAK SAVANNA ECOSYSTEMS IN NORTHWEST OHIORicci, Marcus Enrico 28 March 2006 (has links)
No description available.
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Ecological and Behavioral Impacts of Snag Density on Cavity-Nesting Birds in the Oak SavannaJohnston, Christine Ninette 04 June 2007 (has links)
No description available.
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Assessing the Effects of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) on the Oak SavannaKuntz, Amanda R. 29 July 2009 (has links)
No description available.
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Peromyscus Population Dynamics and Seed Predation of Lupinus Perennis in and Near Oak Savannas of Northwest OhioKappler, Rachel Hope 29 July 2009 (has links)
No description available.
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A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Bat Activity and Diversity Within a Heavily Fragmented LandscapeNordal, Christian Edward 15 July 2016 (has links)
No description available.
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