Fig. 4From: Do early trends in oak barrens fire treatment predict later outcomes? Insights from three decades of vegetation monitoringDistribution of tree size classes comparing 1989 baseline sample to 2017 final sample for (A) fire-treatment unit (GCB) and (B) fire-free control unit (FSB) of the Gibbons Creek Barrens Natural Area, Pope County, Illinois, USA. Data is from 15 0.05 ha plots at GCB and eight 0.05 ha plots at FSB. Fire treatments at GCB occurred on 27 November 1989, 16 March 1994, 3 April 1997, 2 March 2006, and 19 March 2010. GCB = Gibbons Creek Barrens, FSB = Forest Service Barrens, DBH = diameter at breast heightBack to article page