Once dominant but now largely excluded from eastern North America, open forests of
savannas to woodlands occupy the ecosystem gradient between grasslands and closed …

Historically open oak and pine savannas and woodlands have transitioned to closed forests
comprised of increased numbers of tree species throughout the eastern United States. We …

Longleaf pine once dominated much of the forested area of the Coastal Plain of the
southeastern United States and is a focal forest type for restoration efforts. In these forests …

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 …

While many tree species occur across the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States,
longleaf pine (Pinus palustris C. Lawson) savannas and woodlands once dominated this …

Many ecosystem services are often overlooked in active management of private forests
leading to their production below the levels preferred by the society. This study used the …

Despite widespread interest in white‐tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in the
southeastern United States, historical deer populations and densities have not been …

Wildlife biologists classify some bird species as early successional because of apparent
dependence on early successional vegetation such as forbs, grasses, shrubs, and small …

Long-term observations inform relationships among changes in vegetation, climate, and
land use. For the eastern United States, I compared the timing of tree change, comprised of …

Accurate forest density estimates based on United States Public Land Surveys have long
been questioned because of doubts about randomness of both the surveyors' selection of …