Toward a mechanism for eastern North American forest mesophication: differential litter drying across 17 species

JK Kreye, JM Varner, JK Hiers, J Mola - Ecological Applications, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Long‐term fire exclusion has altered ecological function in many forested ecosystems in
North America. The invasion of fire‐sensitive tree species into formerly pyrogenic upland …

Restoring Fire to Long‐Unburned Pinus palustris Ecosystems: Novel Fire Effects and Consequences for Long‐Unburned Ecosystems

JM Varner III, DR Gordon, FE Putz… - Restoration Ecology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Biologically rich savannas and woodlands dominated by Pinus palustris once dominated the
southeastern US landscape. With European settlement, fire suppression, and landscape …

Ecological value of retaining pyrophytic oaks in longleaf pine ecosystems

JK Hiers, JR Walters, RJ Mitchell… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Species intolerant to fire, defined as lacking adaptations needed to establish dominance in a
frequently burned landscape, are found within fire‐prone ecosystems globally. Such species …

Overstory tree mortality resulting from reintroducing fire to long-unburned longleaf pine forests: the importance of duff moisture

JM Varner, JK Hiers, RD Ottmar… - Canadian Journal of …, 2007 - cdnsciencepub.com
In forests historically maintained by frequent fire, reintroducing fire after decades of
exclusion often causes widespread overstory mortality. To better understand this …

A meta-analysis of biodiversity responses to management of southeastern pine forests—opportunities for open pine conservation

RE Greene, RB Iglay, KO Evans, DA Miller… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Open canopy conditions in southeastern pine (Pinus spp.) forests were historically
maintained by frequent fire and other disturbances, without which midstory hardwoods …

[BOG][B] Restoration of boreal and temperate forests

JA Stanturf - 2004 - taylorfrancis.com
While the commitment to protect and restore forest ecosystems has become a policy goal in
many countries since the Rio Conference, there is still no general consensus on what …

Structure and composition changes following restoration treatments of longleaf pine forests on the Gulf Coastal Plain of Alabama

KW Outcalt, DG Brockway - Forest Ecology and Management, 2010 - Elsevier
Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forests of the Gulf Coastal Plain historically burned every
2–4 years with low intensity fires, which maintained open stands with herbaceous …

[HTML][HTML] Differential effects of fire regime and site conditions on bark beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in a longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystem

HMW Ritger, ST Brantley, KD Klepzig… - Forest Ecology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystems in the southeastern US are fire-
driven. Frequent prescribed fire or lack thereof through shifts in fire regimes may have …

The initial phase of a longleaf pine‐wiregrass savanna restoration: species establishment and community responses

TA Aschenbach, BL Foster, DW Imm - Restoration Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The significant loss of the longleaf pine‐wiregrass ecosystem in the southeastern United
States has serious implications for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. In response to …

A restoration success: longleaf pine seedlings established in a fire-suppressed, old-growth stand

JS Kush, RS Meldahl, C Avery - Ecological Restoration, 2004 - er.uwpress.org
Ecological Restoration, Vol. 22, No. 1, 2004 ISSN 1522-4740 E-ISSN 1543-4079© 2004 by
the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System. the restoration project, we found …