TY - JOUR AU - Smith, C. Ken AU - Turner, Amy J. AU - Hiers, J. Kevin AU - Garai, Julie AU - Wilson, W. Nate AU - Nunley, A. Nicole PY - 2020 DA - 2020/09/09 TI - The effects of oak (Quercus) restoration on forest trajectory and small mammal use in the southern Cumberland Plateau, USA JO - Fire Ecology SP - 20 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Thinning and prescribed fire are increasingly used to promote oak (Quercus L. spp.) regeneration in forest restoration projects across the eastern United States. In addition to monitoring the response of vegetation to these reductions in basal area, the research and land management community has become focused on the response of wildlife to these treatments. In a landscape in which forest ownership is fragmented and dominated by non-industrial private landowners, predicting the range of wildlife and vegetation response to treatments will be necessary to facilitate adoption of a landscape-scale approach to oak restoration. The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy of restoring privately owned, mixed forest stands that were partially planted in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and eastern white pine (Pinus strobus L.) to oak-dominated communities through the use of thinning and prescribed fire. Additionally, the study documented implications of these treatments on small mammal activity in the southern Cumberland Plateau. SN - 1933-9747 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s42408-020-00080-2 DO - 10.1186/s42408-020-00080-2 ID - Smith2020 ER -