Influence of Site Preparation on Natural Regeneration and Understory Plant Communities within Red Pine Shelterwood Systems

Influence of selection systems and shelterwood methods on understory plant communities of longleaf pine forests in flatwoods and uplands

Understory plant response to site preparation and fertiliza- tion of loblolly and shortleaf pine forests

In developing an improved understanding of the dynamics of understory plant composition and productivity in Coastal Plaii forest ecosystems, we examined the iniluence of s i te preparat ion and phosphorus fer t i l izat ion on the success ional t rends of shrubs and herbaceous p lants growing on lands of wide ly ranging subsoil texture in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas which are managed for sou...

Hardwoods on pine sites: competition or antagonistic symbiosis

Cain, M.D., 1991. Hardwoods on pine sites: competition or antagonistic symbiosis. For. Ecol. Manage., 44: 147-160. Early development of natural loblolly (Pinus taeda L.) and shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata Mill.) regeneration was monitored in two research studies and two research demonstrations between 1980 and I989 in southern Arkansas. Site preparation and hardwood control incorporated the use...

Fine-scale environmental variation and structure of understory plant communities in two old-growth pine forests

1 Although it is well established that nitrogen and light play major roles in structuring plant communities across the landscape, it is not as clear how they structure communities within forest stands. Virtually nothing is known about within-stand structure of understorey communities of herbs and small shrubs in near-boreal forests. 2 We tested the hypothesis that fine-scale (5–20 m) variabilit...

Effects of Herbaceous and Woody Plant Control on Longleaf Pine Growth and Understory Plant Cover

fine sandy loam (fine-loamy, siliceous, semiactive, thermic Typic Paleudult) with a slope of 1–10% (Kerr et al. 1980). The other complex (92° 38 W, 31° 8 N at 66 m above sea level) is comprised of Beauregard silt loam and Malbis fine sandy loam (fine-loamy, siliceous, subactive, thermic Plinthic Paleudult) with a slope of 1–5%. Before harvesting, Study 2 was a closed canopy, mature, loblolly pi...