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Sustaining Cross-Timbers Forest Resources: Current Knowledge and Future Research Needs

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  • Omkar Joshi

    (Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA)

  • Rodney E. Will

    (Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA)

  • Chris B. Zou

    (Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA)

  • Gehendra Kharel

    (Department of Environmental Sciences, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas, TX 76129, USA)

Abstract

The Cross-Timbers region of the United States, situated in the southern Great Plains along the western edge of the eastern deciduous forest, was historically Quercus -dominated open forest interspersed with tallgrass prairie and shrubs communities. The historical structure of the Cross- Timbers forests in this region has been altered, mainly due to fire exclusion, such that the current structure is closed-canopy and includes a midstory of fire-intolerant species. This change has reduced many of the important ecosystem services provided. This paper synthesizes existing literature on the Cross-Timbers with the aim of summarizing the current state of Cross-Timbers management related to sustaining ecosystem services and identifying potential research topics and directions needed. Specifically, we consider the ecological, management, and socio-economic issues. In addition, we theorize how the adoption of active forest management will affect ecosystem services and structure of the Cross-Timbers forests.

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  • Omkar Joshi & Rodney E. Will & Chris B. Zou & Gehendra Kharel, 2019. "Sustaining Cross-Timbers Forest Resources: Current Knowledge and Future Research Needs," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(17), pages 1-12, August.
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    1. Starr, Morgan & Joshi, Omkar & Will, Rodney E. & Zou, Chris B., 2019. "Perceptions regarding active management of the Cross-timbers forest resources of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas: A SWOT-ANP analysis," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 81(C), pages 523-530.
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    1. Mishra, Bijesh, 2022. "Economics and human dimension of active management of forest-grassland ecotone in South-central USA under changing climate," MPRA Paper 116200, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 30 Jul 2022.
    2. Paulina Harron & Omkar Joshi & Christopher B Edgar & Shishir Paudel & Arjun Adhikari, 2020. "Predicting Kudzu (Pueraria montana) spread and its economic impacts in timber industry: A case study from Oklahoma," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(3), pages 1-12, March.

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