Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
| Table 2. Study site characteristics. | ||||||
| Site | Savanna name | Managing agency | Size (ac) | Basal area (ft²/ac) |
Trees/ac (no./ac) |
Overstory species top 5 |
| Knob Noster State Park | Clearfork | DNR | 160 | 80.0 | 152.3 | Quercus stellata, Carya ovata, Q. velutina, C. texana, Carya tomentosa |
| Ha Ha Tonka State Park | Turkey Pin Hollow | DNR | 40 | 58.4 | 63.2 | Q. alba, Q. velutina, Q. stellata, C. texana, Q. marilandica |
| Meramec State Park | Savanna Ridge | DNR | 60 | 31.2 | 107.9 | Q. muehlenbergii, Q. velutina, C. texana, Diospyros virginiana, Q. marilandica |
| Taum Sauk State Park | Picnic Area | DNR | 10 | 25.5 | 52.4 | Q. rubra, Q. velutina, Q. alba, Q. stellata, C. texana |
| P-Highway | P-Highway | USFS | 40 | 51.3 | 86.0 | Q. stellata, Q. velutina, C. texana, Q. alba |
| University State Forest | Annual Burn Plots |
MDC | 2-0.4 ac plots | 55.0 | 129.6 | Q. stellata, Q. velutina, C. glabra, Q. alba |
| Peck Ranch Conservation Area | Stegall Mountain | MDC | 975 | 38.3 | 120.6 | Q. stellata, Q. velutina, Q. coccinea, C. texana, Pinus echinata |
| NOTE: DNR = Missouri Department of Natural Resources, USFS = U.S. Forest Service, Mark Twain National Forest, MDC = Missouri Department of Conservation. | ||||||
U.S. Department of the Interior |
U.S. Geological Survey
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