1. Oak recruitment in young forests: modeling the role of forest characteristics before disturbance and their interactions with the abiotic environment Restricted (Penn State Only) Author: Gershey, Joshua Title: Oak recruitment in young forests: modeling the role of forest characteristics before disturbance and their interactions with the abiotic environment Graduate Program: Ecology Keywords: ecologyforest ecologyoakoak recruitmentmixed oakrandom forestenvironmentoak regenerationsilvicultureforest managementforestrystem exclusionclassificationforest standquercuspennsylvaniaPASILVAHrandom forestsRF File: Login to Download Committee Members: Laura P Leites, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorDuane R Diefenbach, Committee MemberJason Kaye, Program Head/ChairKimberly Bohn, Committee Member