title: Clarifying the role of fire in the deciduous forests of eastern North America: reply to Matlack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, University of Missouri, 203 ABNR Building, Columbia, MO, 65211, U.S.A.. stambaughm@missouri.edu.
authors.forename: Michael C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Stambaugh
authors.affiliation: Department of Forest Resources & Environmental Conservation, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 324 Cheatham Hall, Blacksburg, VA, 24061, U.S.A.
authors.forename: J Morgan
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Varner
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, 32816, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Reed F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Noss
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Northern Research Station, University of Missouri, 202 ABNR Building, Columbia, MO, 65211, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Dey
authors.affiliation: Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Box 90329, Durham, NC, 27708, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Norman L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Christensen
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry and Conservation, Clemson University, 221 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, SC, 29634, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Baldwin
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, University of Missouri, 203 ABNR Building, Columbia, MO, 65211, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Guyette
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, University of Missouri, 203 ABNR Building, Columbia, MO, 65211, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Brice B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Hanberry
authors.affiliation: Department of Forestry, Wildlife, and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, 280 Ellington Plant Sciences, Knoxville, TN, 37996, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Craig A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.affiliation: The Nature Conservancy, Virginia Chapter, 490 Westfield Road, Charlottesville, VA, 22901, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Sam G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lindblom
authors.affiliation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Southern Research Station, Clemson University, 233 Lehotsky Hall, Clemson, SC, 29634, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Thomas A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Waldrop
mesh_terms: D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D005390:Fires; D006801:Humans; D029963:Quercus / Q000502:physiology*; D014197:Trees