Episode 96: Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex

Episode 96: Fire history and tree invasion in an Ozark glade, barrens, and woodland complex

May 28, 2026 · 11 min · Season 1 · Episode 96

About this episode

This episode discusses the relationship between fire history and tree invasion in the Ozark Plateau using fire-scarred shortleaf pines and tree cores.

In this episode of Fire Ecology Chats, Fire Ecology editor Bob Keane speaks with William Flatley and Theo Witsell about using fire-scarred shortleaf pines and tree cores to characterize and link together fire history and history of invasion in the Ozark Plateau.

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Host: Bob Keane

Guests: William Flatley, Theo Witsell

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