Mixedwood silviculture in North America: the science and art of managing for complex, multi-species temperate forests

LS Kenefic, JM Kabrick, BO Knapp… - Canadian Journal of …, 2021 - cdnsciencepub.com
Temperate mixedwoods (hardwood–softwood mixtures) in central and eastern United States
and Canada can be classified into two overarching categories: those with shade-tolerant …

Managing hardwood-softwood mixtures for future forests in eastern North America: Assessing suitability to projected climate change

JM Kabrick, KL Clark, AW D'Amato, DC Dey… - Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Despite growing interest in management strategies for climate change adaptation, there are
few methods for assessing the ability of stands to endure or adapt to projected future …

Direct and indirect effects of fire on germination of shortleaf pine seeds

H Fillingim, BO Knapp, JM Kabrick, MC Stambaugh… - Fire Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background Shortleaf pine is a fire-adapted tree species, and prescribed fire is commonly
used to increase its regeneration success, improve wildlife habitat, and reach conservation …

Fire history and vegetation data reveal ecological benefits of recent mixed-severity fires in the Cumberland Mountains, West Virginia, USA

T Saladyga, KA Palmquist, CM Bacon - Fire Ecology, 2022 - Springer
Background Without periodic fire, fire-adapted plant communities across the Central
Hardwood Forest Region (CHF) in the USA have undergone significant changes in forest …

A decline in timberland continues for several southern yellow pines

DB South, RA Harper - Journal of Forestry, 2016 - academic.oup.com
During the last half of the 20th century, southern yellow pine (Pinus subsection Australes)
timberland in North America declined by 16 million acres (3.6 million acres per decade) …

Intermediate-severity disturbance impacts in a mixedwood forest: A multi-scale analysis

JD Goode, A Narayanan, DL Phillips, JL Hart… - Forest Ecology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Mixed Quercus-Pinus stands are increasingly desired by forest managers to
achieve a range of objectives, including biodiversity enhancement and resilience to global …

Revealing historical fire regimes of the Cumberland Plateau, USA, through remnant fire-scarred shortleaf pines (Pinus echinata Mill.)

MC Stambaugh, JM Marschall, ER Abadir - Fire Ecology, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background Vegetation of the Cumberland Plateau (USA) has undergone dramatic
transitions since the last glaciation and particularly since the onset of widespread logging …

Spatial patterns of canopy disturbance and shortleaf pine in a mixedwood forest

JD Goode, JL Hart, DC Dey, SJ Torreano… - Forest …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
The spatial structure of forest ecosystems is dominated by the horizontal and vertical
distribution of trees and their attributes across space. Canopy disturbance is a primary …

The ecological and economic determinants of eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) encroachment in grassland and forested ecosystems: a case study from …

R Kaur, O Joshi, RE Will - Journal of environmental management, 2020 - Elsevier
Frequent fires were used as a management tool to maintain prairies, savannas, and
woodlands in the southern Great Plains of the United States. However, fire exclusion …

Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata, Pinaceae) seedling sprouting responses: Clip** and burning effects at various seedling ages and seasons

DC Clabo, WK Clatterbuck - The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 2019 - BioOne
Shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata (Mill.)) can sprout after stem injury or top kill. Currently,
evidence regarding the effects of seedling age and disturbance timing on sprouting potential …