A Few Oak Savanna References


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.