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Central Hardwoods Research Focus
Research Problem Areas
- Silviculture
- Socially acceptable silvicultural methods are needed to produce forest
conditions that will provide forest products and other benefits desired
by society.
- Wildlife
- Land managers, planners, and owners need information on how local
and landscape factors affect the demographics and viability of
selected wildlife species.
- Landscape
- Land managers, planners, and owners need new knowledge and new modeling
tools to assess the effects of alternative land management practices
and natural disturbances on a range of human and ecological benefits.
We also have several long-term studies located on the
Sinkin Experimental Forest.
Research Highlights
Fighting Oak Decline in the Missouri Ozarks
More than 100,000 acres of oak-dominated forest in Missouri are suffering from oak decline, a progressive dieback triggered by a combination of old age, drought, and stress from insects and diseases.
![[Photograph]: Dan Dey and Rich Guyette examine a piece of ancient wood.](/4154/local-resources/images/ancient1s.jpg)
Buried Treasure Reveals an Active Afterlife for Riparian Trees
Dan Dey and Rich Guyette explore "ancient wood" in north Missouri streams
![[Photograph]: Sybill Amelon holds a bat with a radio transmitter](/4154/local-resources/images/sybill_s.jpg)
Betting on Knowledge to Help Save a Bat Species
Sybill Amelon is working to fill in the gaps in knowledge about bat species in the Central Hardwood Region. Sybill and her crew are using technology to "listen in" on these endangered bats. ![[Photograph]: Cover - The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks.](/4154/images/oakbook.gif)
Definitive Reference on Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks
Paul Johnson and Stephen Shifley, along with Bob Rogers, have produced a comprehensive reference on oak ecology and silviculture
USDA Forest Service - North Central Research Station
Last Modified: October 26, 2004