Browsing by Subject "cross timbers"
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Avian responses to fire frequency in the Oklahoma Cross Timbers
(2018-05)Disturbance in the form of fire is an important ecological process. The presence or long term absence of fire is an important determinant of forest vegetative cover by mediating regeneration, tree establishment, and canopy ... -
Disturbance history and dynamics in forest and prairie communities
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Effect of Eastern Redcedar and Prescribed Burning on the Soil Ecosystem of the Cross Timbers Forest
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-07-01)The purpose of this study was to explore the effect of two ecosystem factors, eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) encroachment and prescribed burning, on the soil ecosystem of the Cross Timbers. I studied eight post ... -
Effects of Interpretation on Visitor Knowledge and Attitude Regarding the Cross Timbers Ecoregion
(Oklahoma State University, 2014-05-01)A visitor study was conducted at the Keystone Ancient Forest to determine if a change in knowledge of the Cross Timbers occurred, as well as if there was a change in attitude regarding preservation of the ecoregion. Of the ... -
Effects of Prescribed Fire on Dead Woody Material in Upland Xeric Oak Forests of Oklahoma
(Oklahoma State University, 2011-07-01)The Cross Timbers of Oklahoma is a xeric oak forest adapted to frequent, low intensity fire. These forests may include tracts of old-growth stands that have been altered due to changes in fire regimes following European ... -
Fire Effects on Habitat Quality for Whitetailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Within the Cross Timbers Ecoregion
(Oklahoma State University, 2010-12-01)Stable isotope ratios of carbon (13C/12C; expressed ?13C) and nitrogen (15N/14N; expressed ?15N) have been used to infer dietary composition of C3 and C4 forages and nutritional condition of herbivores. Indices such as ... -
Long-term Prescribed Fire Does Not Alter Litter Decomposition and Bioavailable Nitrogen in Xeric Oak Forests
(Oklahoma State University, 2013-12-01)The Cross Timbers is a patchwork of grassland, savanna, and xeric oak forest that stretch across Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. Historically a pyric ecosystem, burning of the Cross Timbers became infrequent. Currently, land ... -
Songbird Community Structure in Cross Timbers Forest: Influence of Juniper Invasion and Urbanization
(Oklahoma State University, 2009-12-01)Several species of North American songbirds with population centers in the eastern U.S. reach the southwestern limit of their breeding range in Oklahoma cross timbers forest. Historically, the cross timbers was dominated ...