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Contrasting Effects of Prescribed Fire and Wildfire on Terrestrial Salamanders

Ochs et al.; Wilk et al.,

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Fire behavior from UAS drone ignition compared to hand and helicopter ignited fires on the William B. Bankhead National Forest, Alabama

John Craycroft, Callie Schweitzer

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Predicting the Future of Wildfire in the Southern Appalachian Region

Robbins, Z.J., Loudermilk, E.L., Mozelewski, T.G. Jones, K., Scheller, R.M.

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After the Fire: Potential Impacts of Fire Exclusion Policies on Historical Cherokee Culture in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, USA

Carson Colenbaugh

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Burning for oak regeneration: A fire free period after repeated burns promotes the development of oak saplings, but red maple competition persists

Beth Blankenship, Zachary Poynter, and Mary Arthur

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Soil Seed Banks and the Restoration Potential of Fire-adapted Species in the Allegheny Plateau, West Virginia

Cynthia Huebner, Melissa Thomas-Van Gundy, and Chris Underwood

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Canopy Reduction and Growing-Season Fire Effects on Deer and Turkey Habitat in Upland Appalachian Hardwoods, Tennessee

Mark A. Turner , Jacob T. Bones , Spencer G. Marshall , Craig A. Harper

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Fire Season and Heat Effects on Shortleaf Pine Germination:
New Study Indicates the Benefits of Fall Burning

Hope Fillingim, Benjamin Knapp, John Kabrick, Michael Stambaugh, Grant Elliott, and Dan Dey

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