An Old-Growth Definition for Seasonally Wet Oak-Hardwood Woodlands

Harvey E. Kennedy; Gregory J. Nowacki

doi:10.2737/SRS-GTR-8

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An Old-Growth Definition for Seasonally Wet Oak-Hardwood Woodlands

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Authors:

Harvey E. Kennedy, Gregory J. Nowacki

Year:

1997

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-8

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-8. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 10 p.

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Abstract

An interim definition of old-growth, seasonally wet, oak-hardwood woodlands is presented to assist in management of these communities until comprehensive definitions based on research can be formulated. The basic criteria for identifying old-growth, seasonally wet, oak-hardwood woodland communities in the South are also presented.

Keywords

Bottomland hardwoods, flatwoods, oak glades, old growth, old-growth stands, Quercus spp, South

Citation

Kennedy, Harvey E., Jr.; Nowacki, Gregory J. 1997. An Old-Growth Definition for Seasonally Wet Oak-Hardwood Woodlands. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-8. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 10 p.