Managed conifer forests in temperate regions are critical for supplying wood products, but
little is known about their potential for pollinator conservation. We hosted a workshop for …

Biologically rich savannas and woodlands dominated by Pinus palustris once dominated the
southeastern US landscape. With European settlement, fire suppression, and landscape …

The longleaf pine Pinus palustris Miller (Pinales: Pinaceae) ecosystem once covered as
many as 37 million hectares across the southeastern United States. Through fire …

The reintroduction and maintenance of historical surface fire regimes are primary goals of
ecological restoration across many open, pine-dominated ecosystems in North America. In …

We present a reconceptualization of forests in eastern North America by differentiating the
ecological characteristics of open oak (Quercus) and pine (Pinus) forests from closed …

Key message Longleaf pine radial growth is primarily driven by late summer moisture
availability, latewood and adjusted latewood are more sensitive to climate than either …

Life cycles can limit the abilities of species to track changing climatic conditions. We
combined age or stage structure and a moving-habitat model to explore the effects of life …

Although amphibians have relatively high rates of road mortality in urban areas, the
conditions under which traffic threatens the survival of local amphibian populations remain …

Descriptions by early naturalists provide glimpses of presettlement southeastern coastal
plain landscapes. Means (1996) quoted Bartram (1791):“This plain is mostly… the great …

Less than 4% of the once extensive Pinus palustris (longleaf pine) ecosystem remains
today. Although longleaf pine habitats are recognized for their high species diversity, few …