The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Ecology, Silviculture, and Restoration /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jose, Shibu (Editor), Jokela, Eric J. (Editor), Miller, Deborah L. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2006.
• Series: Springer Series on Environmental Management,
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Applied ecology.; Plant ecology.; Conservation biology.; Ecology.; Forestry management.; Environmental management.; Nature conservation.; Life Sciences.; Applied Ecology.; Forestry Management.; Nature Conservation.; Environmental Management.; Plant Ecology.; Conservation Biology/Ecology.

The longleaf pine ecosystem, once one of the most extensive ecosystems in North America, is now among the most threatened. Over the past few centuries, land clearing, logging, fire suppression, and the encroachment of more aggressive plants have led to an overwhelming decrease in the ecosystem’s siz...

Table of Contents:

• The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
• History and Future of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
• Ecology
• Ecological Classification of Longleaf Pine Woodlands
• Longleaf Pine Regeneration Ecology and Methods
• Plant Competition, Facilitation, and Other Overstory-Understory Interactions in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
• Vertebrate Faunal Diversity of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
• Silviculture
• Uneven-Aged Silviculture of Longleaf Pine
• Longleaf Pine Growth and Yield
• Restoration
• Restoring the Overstory of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
• Restoring the Ground Layer of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
• Reintroduction of Fauna to Longleaf Pine Ecosystems
• Spatial Ecology and Restoration of the Longleaf Pine Evosystem
• Longleaf Pine Restoration
• Role of Public-Private Partnership in Restoration.