Notes

native american uses of fire
low intenstiy fires set in spring or fall
fire frequency varied among tribes
grasses burned annually or biennially
shrubs once or twice a decade
forests 1 ro 3 times per 25 years
arrived as the glaciers began receding
initially were nomadic hunter gatherers
oak trees have thick bark
lightning
thunderstorm winds
insect and disease outbreaks
ice storms
hurricanes and tornadoes
how do they differ from fire
fire forces regeneration to sprout
oaks were perpetuated by the mixed regime of periodic occurence of low inteensity fires and cnaopy level disturbances
forest age structure varied widely
oaks were plentiful
coastal lowlands
sour gum,tulip tree,hollies,red juniper,sycamore
pitch pine
lower hudson valley
four species of oak with hickory and chestnut
some sugar maple dogwood white ash white pine
northern hardwood
covers most of new york
beech birch maple and hemlcok
transition zone between deciduous and coniferous forests
beech maple forests
along shores of lake erie and lake ontario
hemlock and basswood as associates
bottom line on forests types
there are several mappings estimates for the eastern deciduous forest based
baileys ecoregions
developed by robert bailey in 1976
three levels domains , divisions and provinces
222i erie and ontario plains