Works by Hiers, Kevin

Results: 65

Wildfire Severity Reduction Through Prescribed Burning in the Southeastern United States.

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Sustainability (2071-1050), 2025, v. 17, n. 13, p. 6230, doi. 10.3390/su17136230

By:

Ross, C. Wade;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
Flanagan, Steven A.;
Snitker, Grant;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
O'Brien, Joseph J.

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Article

Is there a dry season in the Southeast US?

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Global Change Biology, 2021, v. 27, n. 4, p. 713, doi. 10.1111/gcb.15399

By:

Terando, Adam;
Hiers, John Kevin;
Williams, Marcus;
Goodrick, Scott L.;
O'Brien, Joseph J.

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Article

Wildfire Severity to Valued Resources Mitigated by Prescribed Fire in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.

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Remote Sensing, 2024, v. 16, n. 24, p. 4708, doi. 10.3390/rs16244708

By:

Ross, C. Wade;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Flanagan, Steven A.;
Snitker, Grant;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

LiDAR Voxel-Size Optimization for Canopy Gap Estimation.

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Remote Sensing, 2022, v. 14, n. 5, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.3390/rs14051054

By:

Ross, C. Wade;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
Skowronski, Nicholas;
Pokswinski, Scott;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
O'Brien, Joseph

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Article

Utility of an Instantaneous Moisture Meter for Duff Moisture Prediction in Long-Unburned Longleaf Pine Forests.

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Southern Journal of Applied Forestry, 2013, v. 37, n. 1, p. 13, doi. 10.5849/sjaf.11-034

By:

Engber, Eamon A.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Dugaw, Christopher J.;
Quinn-Davidson, Lenya N.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Projecting the long‐term effects of large‐scale human influence on the spatial and functional persistence of extant longleaf pine ecosystems in the Florida Flatwoods Pyrome.

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Conservation Science & Practice, 2024, v. 6, n. 8, p. 1, doi. 10.1111/csp2.13187

By:

Hutchens, Lilian;
Kupfer, John A.;
Gao, Peng;
Sanchez, Georgina M.;
Meentemeyer, Ross K.;
Terando, Adam J.;
Kevin Hiers, J.

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Article

Integrating plant physiology into simulation of fire behavior and effects.

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New Phytologist, 2023, v. 238, n. 3, p. 952, doi. 10.1111/nph.18770

By:

Dickman, L. Turin;
Jonko, Alexandra K.;
Linn, Rodman R.;
Altintas, Ilkay;
Atchley, Adam L.;
Bär, Andreas;
Collins, Adam D.;
Dupuy, Jean‐Luc;
Gallagher, Michael R.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Hoffman, Chad M.;
Hood, Sharon M.;
Hurteau, Matthew D.;
Jolly, W. Matt;
Josephson, Alexander;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
Ma, Wu;
Michaletz, Sean T.;
Nolan, Rachael H.;
O'Brien, Joseph J.

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Article

Tree crown injury from wildland fires: causes, measurement and ecological and physiological consequences.

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New Phytologist, 2021, v. 231, n. 5, p. 1676, doi. 10.1111/nph.17539

By:

Varner, J. Morgan;
Hood, Sharon M.;
Aubrey, Doug. P.;
Yedinak, Kara;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Jolly, W. Matthew;
Shearman, Timothy M.;
McDaniel, Jennifer K.;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Rowell, Eric M.

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Article

Radiant heating rapidly increases litter flammability through impacts on fuel moisture.

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Fire Ecology, 2020, v. 16, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-020-0067-3

By:

Kreye, Jesse K.;
Kane, Jeffrey M.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

SUITES OF FIRE-ADAPTED TRAITS OF OAKS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN USA: MULTIPLE STRATEGIES FOR PERSISTENCE.

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Fire Ecology, 2016, v. 12, n. 2, p. 48, doi. 10.4996/fireecology.1202048

By:

Morgan Varner, J.;
Kane, Jeffrey M.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Krey, Jesse K.;
Veldman, Joseph W.

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Article

Effects of solar heating on the moisture dynamics of forest floor litter in humid environments: composition, structure, and position matter.

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2018, v. 48, n. 11, p. 1331, doi. 10.1139/cjfr-2018-0147

By:

Kreye, Jesse K.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Hornsby, Ben;
Drukker, Saunders;
O'Brien, Joseph J.

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Article

The influence of fuelbed properties on moisture drying rates and timelags of longleaf pine litter.

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2008, v. 38, n. 9, p. 2394, doi. 10.1139/X08-078

By:

Nelson, Ralph M.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Overstory tree mortality resulting from reintroducing fire to long-unburned longleaf pine forests: the importance of duff moisture.

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2007, v. 37, n. 8, p. 1349, doi. 10.1139/X06-315

By:

Varner III, J. Morgan;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Ottmar, Roger D.;
Gordon, Doria R.;
Putz, Francis E.;
Wade, Dale D.

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Article

Competitive responses of seedlings and understory plants in longleaf pine woodlands: separating canopy influences above and below ground.

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Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 2007, v. 37, n. 3, p. 634, doi. 10.1139/X06-247

By:

Pecot, Stephen D.;
Mitchell, Robert J.;
Palik, Brian J.;
Moser, E. Barry;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Benefit or Liability? The Ectomycorrhizal Association May Undermine Tree Adaptations to Fire After Long-term Fire Exclusion.

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Ecosystems, 2021, v. 24, n. 5, p. 1059, doi. 10.1007/s10021-020-00568-7

By:

Carpenter, Dana O.;
Taylor, Melanie K.;
Callaham Jr., Mac A.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Wurzburger, Nina

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Article

Canopy-Derived Fuels Drive Patterns of In-Fire Energy Release and Understory Plant Mortality in a Longleaf Pine ( Pinus palustris ) Sandhill in Northwest Florida, USA.

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Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2016, v. 42, n. 5, p. 489, doi. 10.1080/07038992.2016.1199271

By:

O’Brien, Joseph J.;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Pokswinski, Scott M.;
Hornsby, Benjamin;
Hudak, Andrew T.;
Strother, Dexter;
Rowell, Eric;
Bright, Benjamin C.

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Article

Imputation of Individual Longleaf Pine ( Pinus palustris Mill.) Tree Attributes from Field and LiDAR Data.

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Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2016, v. 42, n. 5, p. 554, doi. 10.1080/07038992.2016.1196582

By:

Silva, Carlos A.;
Hudak, Andrew T.;
Vierling, Lee A.;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
O’Brien, Joseph J.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Jack, Steve B.;
Gonzalez-Benecke, Carlos;
Lee, Heezin;
Falkowski, Michael J.;
Khosravipour, Anahita

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Article

Simulating Groundcover Community Assembly in a Frequently Burned Ecosystem Using a Simple Neutral Model.

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Frontiers in Plant Science, 2019, p. 1, doi. 10.3389/fpls.2019.01107

By:

Loudermilk, E. Louise;
Dyer, Lee;
Pokswinski, Scott;
Hudak, Andrew T.;
Hornsby, Benjamin;
Richards, Lora;
Dell, Jane;
Goodrick, Scott L.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
O'Brien, Joseph J.

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Article

Interactions among Overstory Structure, Seedling Life-history Traits, and Fire in Frequently Burned Neotropical Pine Forests.

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AMBIO - A Journal of the Human Environment, 2008, v. 37, n. 7/8, p. 542, doi. 10.1579/0044-7447-37.7.542

By:

O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Callaham Jr., Mac A.;
Mitchell, Robert J.;
Jack, Steve B.

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Article

Forest structural complexity and ignition pattern influence simulated prescribed fire effects.

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Fire Ecology, 2024, v. 20, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-024-00314-7

By:

Bonner, Sophie R.;
Hoffman, Chad M.;
Linn, Rodman R.;
Tinkham, Wade T.;
Atchley, Adam L.;
Sieg, Carolyn H.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Principles of fire ecology.

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Fire Ecology, 2024, v. 20, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-024-00272-0

By:

Kobziar, Leda N.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Belcher, Claire M.;
Bond, William J.;
Enquist, Carolyn A.;
Loudermilk, E. L.;
Miesel, Jessica R.;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Pausas, Juli G.;
Hood, Sharon;
Keane, Robert;
Morgan, Penelope;
Pingree, Melissa R. A.;
Riley, Karin;
Safford, Hugh;
Seijo, Francisco;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Wall, Tamara;
Watts, Adam C.

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Article

Lidar-derived estimates of forest structure in response to fire frequency.

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Fire Ecology, 2024, v. 20, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-024-00279-7

By:

Ross, C. Wade;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Flanagan, Steven A.;
McDaniel, Jennifer;
Aubrey, Doug P.;
Lowe, Tripp;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Skowronski, Nicholas S.

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Article

Estimating heat tolerance of buds in southeastern US trees in fire-prone forests.

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Fire Ecology, 2022, v. 18, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-022-00160-5

By:

McClure, Adam B.;
Coates, T. Adam;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Seiler, John R.;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Hoffman, Chad M.

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Article

Vegetation's influence on fire behavior goes beyond just being fuel.

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Fire Ecology, 2022, v. 18, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-022-00132-9

By:

Loudermilk, E. Louise;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Goodrick, Scott L.;
Linn, Rodman R.;
Skowronski, Nicholas S.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Prescribed fire in longleaf pine ecosystems: fire managers' perspectives on priorities, constraints, and future prospects.

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Fire Ecology, 2022, v. 18, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-022-00151-6

By:

Kupfer, John A.;
Lackstrom, Kirsten;
Grego, John M.;
Dow, Kirstin;
Terando, Adam J.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Vegetation's influence on fire behavior goes beyond just being fuel.

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Fire Ecology, 2022, v. 18, p. 1, doi. 10.1186/s42408-022-00132-9

By:

Loudermilk, E. Louise;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Goodrick, Scott L.;
Linn, Rodman R.;
Skowronski, Nicholas S.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

The effects of oak (Quercus) restoration on forest trajectory and small mammal use in the southern Cumberland Plateau, USA.

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Fire Ecology, 2020, v. 16, n. 1, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1186/s42408-020-00080-2

By:

Smith, C. Ken;
Turner, Amy J.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Garai, Julie;
Wilson, W. Nate;
Nunley, A. Nicole

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Article

Prescribed fire science: the case for a refined research agenda.

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2020

By:

Hiers, J. Kevin;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Butler, Bret W.;
Dickinson, Matthew;
Furman, James;
Gallagher, Michael;
Godwin, David;
Goodrick, Scott L.;
Hood, Sharon M.;
Hudak, Andrew;
Kobziar, Leda N.;
Linn, Rodman;
Loudermilk, E. Louise;
McCaffrey, Sarah;
Robertson, Kevin;
Rowell, Eric M.;
Skowronski, Nicholas;
Watts, Adam C.;
Yedinak, Kara M.

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Editorial

Allometry of the pyrophytic Aristida in fire‐maintained longleaf pine–wiregrass ecosystems.

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American Journal of Botany, 2019, v. 106, n. 1, p. 18, doi. 10.1002/ajb2.1215

By:

Shearman, Timothy M.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Robertson, Kevin;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Pyrodiversity promotes pollinator diversity in a fire‐adapted landscape.

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Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 2022, v. 20, n. 2, p. 78, doi. 10.1002/fee.2436

By:

Ulyshen, Michael D;
Hiers, J Kevin;
Pokswinksi, Scott M;
Fair, Conor

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Article

Is fire "for the birds"? How two rare species influence fire management across the US.

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Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 2019, v. 17, n. 7, p. 391, doi. 10.1002/fee.2076

By:

Stephens, Scott L;
Kobziar, Leda N;
Collins, Brandon M;
Davis, Raymond;
Fulé, Peter Z;
Gaines, William;
Ganey, Joseph;
Guldin, James M;
Hessburg, Paul F;
Hiers, Kevin;
Hoagland, Serra;
Keane, John J;
Masters, Ronald E;
McKellar, Ann E;
Montague, Warren;
North, Malcolm;
Spies, Thomas A

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Article

Linking knowledge to action: the role of boundary spanners in translating ecology.

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Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 2017, v. 15, n. 10, p. 560, doi. 10.1002/fee.1731

By:

Safford, Hugh D;
Sawyer, Sarah C;
Kocher, Susan D;
Hiers, J Kevin;
Cross, Molly

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Article

Developing a translational ecology workforce.

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Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 2017, v. 15, n. 10, p. 587, doi. 10.1002/fee.1732

By:

Schwartz, Mark W;
Hiers, J Kevin;
Davis, Frank W;
Garfin, Gregg M;
Jackson, Stephen T;
Terando, Adam J;
Woodhouse, Connie A;
Morelli, Toni Lyn;
Williamson, Matthew A;
Brunson, Mark W

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Article

Foundations of translational ecology.

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Frontiers in Ecology & the Environment, 2017, v. 15, n. 10, p. 541, doi. 10.1002/fee.1733

By:

Enquist, Carolyn AF;
Jackson, Stephen T;
Garfin, Gregg M;
Davis, Frank W;
Gerber, Leah R;
Littell, Jeremy A;
Tank, Jennifer L;
Terando, Adam J;
Wall, Tamara U;
Halpern, Benjamin;
Hiers, J Kevin;
Morelli, Toni Lyn;
McNie, Elizabeth;
Stephenson, Nathan L;
Williamson, Matthew A;
Woodhouse, Connie A;
Yung, Laurie;
Brunson, Mark W;
Hall, Kimberly R;
Hallett, Lauren M

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Article

How will future climate change impact prescribed fire across the contiguous United States?

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NPJ Climate & Atmospheric Science, 2024, v. 7, n. 1, p. 1, doi. 10.1038/s41612-024-00649-7

By:

Jonko, Alex;
Oliveto, Julia;
Beaty, Teresa;
Atchley, Adam;
Battaglia, Mike A.;
Dickinson, Matthew B.;
Gallagher, Michael R.;
Gilbert, Ash;
Godwin, Daniel;
Kupfer, John A.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Hoffman, Chad;
North, Malcolm;
Restaino, Joseph;
Sieg, Carolyn;
Skowronski, Nicholas

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Article

Restoring Fire to Long-Unburned Pinus palustris Ecosystems: Novel Fire Effects and Consequences for Long-Unburned Ecosystems.

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Restoration Ecology, 2005, v. 13, n. 3, p. 536, doi. 10.1111/j.1526-100X.2005.00067.x

By:

Varner III, J. Morgan;
Gordon, Doria R.;
Putz, Francis E.;
Hiers, J. Kevin

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Article

Modeling Low Intensity Fires: Lessons Learned from 2012 RxCADRE.

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Atmosphere, 2021, v. 12, n. 2, p. 139, doi. 10.3390/atmos12020139

By:

Linn, Rodman R.;
Winterkamp, Judith L.;
Furman, James H.;
Williams, Brett;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Jonko, Alexandra;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Yedinak, Kara M.;
Goodrick, Scott;
Moinuddin, Khalid;
Sharples, Jason J.

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Article

Long-Term Recovery of Selected Indicator Species Following Soil Disturbance and Compaction in an Old-Growth Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustris) Woodland.

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Natural Areas Journal, 2022, v. 42, n. 1, p. 89, doi. 10.3375/21-23

By:

Engstrom, R. Todd;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Robertson, Kevin M.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Cox, James;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Pokswinski, Scott

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Article

Legacies of Past Land Use on the Southern Cumberland Plateau.

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Natural Areas Journal, 2019, v. 39, n. 2, p. 264, doi. 10.3375/043.039.0212

By:

Smith, Ken;
Tidwell, Lily;
Sherwood, Sarah;
Pokswinski, Scott;
Hiers, Kevin

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Article

Defining Old-Growth Stand Characteristics in Fragmented Natural Landscapes: A Case Study of Old-Growth Pine in Florida (USA) State Parks.

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Natural Areas Journal, 2018, v. 38, n. 1, p. 88, doi. 10.3375/043.038.0109

By:

Johnson (Deceased), Erik D.;
Spector, Tova;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Pearson, Dan;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Bente, John

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Article

Old Forests and Endangered Woodpeckers: Old-Growth in the Southern Coastal Plain.

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Natural Areas Journal, 2009, v. 29, n. 3, p. 301, doi. 10.3375/043.029.0309

By:

Mitchell, Robert;
Engstrom, Todd;
Sharitz, Rebecca R.;
De Steven, Diane;
Hiers, Kevin;
Cooper, Robert;
Kirkman, L. Katherine

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Article

Toward a mechanism for eastern North American forest mesophication: differential litter drying across 17 species.

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Ecological Applications, 2013, v. 23, n. 8, p. 1976, doi. 10.1890/13-0503.1

By:

Kreye, Jesse K.;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Mola, John

Publication type:

Article

A dynamic reference model: a framework for assessing biodiversity restoration goals in a fire-dependent ecosystem.

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Ecological Applications, 2013, v. 23, n. 7, p. 1574, doi. 10.1890/13-0021.1

By:

Kirkman, L. Katherine;
Barnett, Analie;
Williams, Brett W.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Pokswinski, Scott M.;
Mitchell, Robert J.

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Article

A model comparison of fire return interval impacts on carbon and species dynamics in a southeastern U.S. pineland.

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Ecosphere, 2021, v. 12, n. 11, p. 1, doi. 10.1002/ecs2.3836

By:

Flanagan, Steven A.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Callaham, Mac A.;
Goodrick, Scott;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Starr, Gregory;
Wiesner, Susanne;
Klepzig, Kier D.;
Loudermilk, E. Louise

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Article

Quantifying carbon and species dynamics under different fire regimes in a southeastern U.S. pineland.

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Ecosphere, 2019, v. 10, n. 6, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1002/ecs2.2772

By:

Flanagan, Steven A.;
Bhotika, Smriti;
Hawley, Christie;
Starr, Gregory;
Wiesner, Susanne;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Goodrick, Scott;
Callaham, Mac A.;
Scheller, Robert M.;
Klepzig, Kier D.;
Taylor, R. Scott;
Loudermilk, E. Louise

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Article

The role of understory phenology and productivity in the carbon dynamics of longleaf pine savannas.

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Ecosphere, 2019, v. 10, n. 4, p. N.PAG, doi. 10.1002/ecs2.2675

By:

Wiesner, Susanne;
Staudhammer, Christina L.;
Javaheri, Chloe L.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Boring, Lindsay R.;
Mitchell, Robert J.;
Starr, Gregory

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Article

Overstory-derived surface fuels mediate plant species diversity in frequently burned longleaf pine forests.

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Ecosphere, 2017, v. 8, n. 10, p. 1, doi. 10.1002/ecs2.1964

By:

DELL, JANE E.;
RICHARDS, LORA A.;
O’BRIEN, JOSEPH J.;
LOUDERMILK, E. LOUISE;
HUDAK, ANDREW T.;
POKSWINSKI, SCOTT M.;
BRIGHT, BENJAMIN C.;
HIERS, J. KEVIN;
WILLIAMS, BRETT W.;
DYER, LEE A.

Publication type:

Article

The path back: oaks ( Quercus spp.) facilitate longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris) seedling establishment in xeric sites.

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Ecosphere, 2016, v. 7, n. 6, p. n/a, doi. 10.1002/ecs2.1361

By:

Louise Loudermilk, E.;
Kevin Hiers, J.;
Pokswinski, Scott;
O'Brien, Joseph J.;
Barnett, Analie;
Mitchell, Robert J.

Publication type:

Article

Pattern and Drivers of White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Herbivory on Tree Saplings across a Plateau Landscape.

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Forests (19994907), 2016, v. 7, n. 5, p. 101, doi. 10.3390/f7050101

By:

Evans, Jonathan P.;
Oldfield, Callie A.;
Cecala, Kristen K.;
Hiers, John Kevin;
De Ven, Chris Van;
Armistead, Meg M.

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Article

The Southeastern U.S. Prescribed Fire Permit Database: Hot Spots and Hot Moments in Prescribed Fire across the Southeastern U.S.A.

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Fire (2571-6255), 2023, v. 6, n. 10, p. 372, doi. 10.3390/fire6100372

By:

Cummins, Karen;
Noble, Joseph;
Varner, J. Morgan;
Robertson, Kevin M.;
Hiers, J. Kevin;
Nowell, Holly K.;
Simonson, Eli

Publication type:

Article