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From: Litter to glitter: promoting herbaceous groundcover and diversity in mid-southern USA oak forests using canopy disturbance and fire

Fig. 2

Graminoid and forb groundcover, and herbaceous diversity (Shannon-Wiener Index), during (2008 to 2016) oak woodland and savanna restoration experiments at three sites located across the Mid-South: Catoosa Wildlife Management Area (Tennessee, USA), Green River Game Lands (North Carolina, USA), and Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area (Tennessee, USA). Treatments included unmanaged oak forests, burn only in spring or fall, and savanna (7 m2 ha−1) or woodland (14 m2 ha−1) residual basal area paired with spring or fall fire. Error bars represent ±1 standard error of the mean

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