A Few Oak Savanna References

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Packard, S. and C. Mutel. 1997. The Tallgrass Restoration Handbook for Prairies, Savannas and Woodlands. Island Press, Washington, D.C.

Leach, M.K., L. Ross, eds. 1995. Midwest Oak Ecosystems Recovery Plan: A Call to Action. Available at http://www.epa.gov/ecopage/upland/oak/oak95/call.htm

Packard, S. 1988b. Just a few oddball species: restoration and the rediscovery of the tallgrass savanna. Restoration and Management Notes 6(1):13-20.

Ladd, D. 1991. Reexamination of the Role of Fire in Missouri Oak Woodlands. Proceedings of the Oak Woods Management Workshop 1991;67-80.

DeLong, K.T. and C. Hooper. 1996. A Potential Understory Flora for Oak Savanna in Iowa. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 102;1-20.

Van Der Linden, P.J. and D.R. Farrar. Forest and Shade Trees of Iowa. 1984. Iowa State University Press. 133p.

Nuzzo, V.1986. Extent and status of Midwest oak savanna: presettlement and 1985. Natural Areas Journal 6:6-36.

Peterson, D.W. and P.B. Reich. 2001. Prescribed Fire in Oak Savanna: Fire Frequency Effects on Stand Structure and Dynamics. Ecological Applications 11(3);914-927.

Anderson, R.C. 1998. Overview of Midwestern Oak Savanna. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences Arts and Letters. 86; 1-18.

Leach, M. and T. Givnish. 1998. Identifying Highly Restorable Savanna Remnants. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 86;119-127.

Wilhelm, G.S. 1991. Implications of Changes in the Floristic Composition of the Morton Arboretum's East Woods. Proceedings of the Oak Woods Management Workshop 1991;31-54.

Shimek, B. 1911. Prairie Openings in the Forest. Journal of the Iowa Academy of Science 17;16-19.

McBride, T.H. 1896. The Landscapes of Early Iowa. Iowa Historical Record 10,11,12;341-349.


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