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First-year survival and growth of fertilized slash pine in south Alabama

Early survival and growth rates are critical to the successful establishment of pine stands. Landowners need options to improve first-year growth on pine stands that will help them meet their land management objectives. One way to improve early stand survival and growth is through fertilization. In January 2008, approximately 5 acres of slash pine (Pinus...

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Rebecca Barlow; Luben Dimov; Kris Connor; Mark Smith

Year:

2013

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In: Guldin, James M., ed. 2013. Proceedings of the 15th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-GTR-175. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 17-19.

Patterns of diametric growth in stem-analyzed laurel trees (Cordia alliodora) in a Panamanian forest

Based on cross-dated increment cores, yearly diameters of trees were reconstructed for 21 laurels (Cordia alliodora) growing in a natural secondary forest on Gigante Peninsula, Panama. From this sample of dominant-codominant trees, ages were 14?35 years with an average of 25 years. Growth typically slowed at 7 years old, indicating effects of...

Author(s):

Bernard R Parresol; Margaret S. Devall

Year:

2013

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The Southwestern Naturalist 58(2):170-178

Defining old growth in the Southeast: example of cypress

There is a lot of misunderstanding over what comprises an old growth stand, because there is no well accepted definition of old growth. Malcolm Hunter proposed a broad conceptual definition: "old-growth forests are relatively old and relatively undisturbed by humans." Because there can be large differences among forest types, Hunter suggested that specific...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall; Paul C. van Deusen; Gregory A. Reams

Year:

1999

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n: Miller, Gary L., ed. The value of old growth forest ecosystems of the Eastern United States: conference proceedings; 1993 August 26-28; Asheville, NC. Asheville, NC: University of North Carolina, Asheville: 81-86.

A dendrochronological study of teak (Tectona grandis L. f., Verbenaceae) in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, an island in the West Indies, large areas of primary forest have been cut and converted to farmland or to secondary forest; subsequently the farmlands declined in fertility and were abandoned. Various tree species were planted in order to restore the degraded land and to provide timber. Teak is a species with great restoration potential in Puerto Rico...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall; Bernard R. Parresol

Year:

2003

Keywords:

Dendrochronology, teak, Tectona grandis, Puerto Rico, mahoe, Hibiscus elatus

Source:

International Conference of Quality Timber Products of Teak From Sustainable Forest Management, December 2-3, Peechi, India, p. 424-433

Dendroecological analysis of a Fitzroya cupressoides and a Nothofagus nitida stand in the Cordillera Pelada, Chile

Lumbering of Fitzroya cupressoides in Chile began in 1599 and continued until 1976, when the species was declared a national monument and cutting of live trees was prohibited. Today, F. cupressoides is threatened; many of the remaining stands in the coastal range appear to be declining, with a predominance of standing dead stems and patchy, sparse regeneration. The...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall; Bernard R. Parresol; Juan J. Armesto

Year:

1998

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Forest Ecology and Management. 108: 135-145.

Growth and intraspecific competitive abilities of the dioecious Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae) in varied flooding regimes

Forest Service, Southern Research Station, Stoneville, MS 38776). Growth and intraspecific competitive abilities of the dioecious Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae) in varied flooding regimes. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 136: 91?101. 2009.?The contribution of sexual dimorphism to malebiased colony ratios observed in field populations of the federally...

Author(s):

Tracy S. Hawkins; Nathan M. Schiff; Theodor D. Leininger; Emile S Gardiner; Margaret S. Devall; Paul B. Hamel; A. Dan Wilson; Kristina F. Connor

Year:

2009

Keywords:

competition, endangered, growth characteristics, hydrologic regime, pondberry

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Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, Vol. 136(1): 91-101

Older stands characterized and estimated from sample-based surveys

Old growth criteria from the literature are applied to existing data from systematic sample-based surveys to obtain estimates of detailed attributes for private as well as public stands in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Approximately ¼ of the regions forest is mature. With the most stringent old growth criteria applied, less than 2% of the forested...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall; Victor A. Rudis

Year:

1991

Keywords:

Old growth, Interior Highlands, mature forest, public and private natural areas.

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Restoration of old growth forests in the Interior Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma: Proceedings of the conference; 1990 September 19-20; Morrilton, AR; Winrock International and Hot Springs, AR: Ouachita National Forest: 121-138.

Additions to the Flora of Cleveland County, Arkansas: Collections From Moro Bottoms Natural Area, A State-Protected Old-Growth Bottomland Hardwood Forest

An annotated list of 38 additions to the vascular flora of Cleveland County, Arkansas is presented. The additions presented were collected from Moro Bottoms Natural Area, a state-protected old-growth bottomland hardwood forest located in the northwest region of the county.

Author(s):

Danny Skojac; Margaret S. Devall; Bernard R. Parresol

Year:

2003

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SIDA 20(4):1731-1736. 2003.

Growth and nutrient content of herbaceous seedlings associated with biological soil crusts

Biological soil crusts of arid and semiarid lands contribute significantly to ecosystem stability by means of soil stabilization, nitrogen fixation, and improved growth and establishment of vascular plant species. In this study, we examined growth and nutrient content of Bromus tectorum, Elymus elymoides, Gaillardia pulchella, and Sphaeralcea munroana grown in soil...

Author(s):

R. L. Pendleton; B. K. Pendleton; G. L. Howard; S. D. Warren

Year:

2003

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AMF, arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi, arid lands, Bromus tectorum, cryptogamic crusts, Elymus elymoides, Gaillardia pulchella, microphytic crusts, nutrient cycling, semiarid lands, Sphaeralcea munroana

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Arid Land Research and Management. 17: 271-281.

Lindera melissifolia responses to flood durations and light regimes suggest strategies for recovery and conservation

Passive management to preserve endangered plant species involves measures to avoid anthropogenic disturbance of natural populations, but this approach may not sustain plants that require disturbance-maintained habitats. Active management is often necessary to maintain existing habitats or provide new habitats for endangered species recovery. Our objective was to...

Author(s):

Brian Roy Lockhart; Emile S. Gardiner; Theodor D. Leininger; Paul B. Hamel; Kristina F. Connor; Margaret S. Devall; Nathan M. Schiff; A. Dan Wilson

Year:

2013

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Active restoration, Gender, Lauraceae, Pondberry, Shade, Understory

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Plant Ecology 214:893–905

Growth, yield, and disease resistance of 7- to 12-year-old poplar clones in the north central United States.

Summarizes growth, yield, and disease resistance of 95 poplar clones at or near rotation age (culmination of mean annual increment). Plantations were established from 1986 to 1992 in Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota. Clones DN164, DN177, DN154, NM2, NE264, DN170, and DN21 are recommended for further testing.

Author(s):

D.A. Netzer; D.N. Tolsted; M. E. Ostry; J. G. Isebrands; D.E. Riemenschneider; K.T. Ward

Year:

2002

Keywords:

Hybrid poplar, intensive culture, biomass yields, disease resistance, hybrid trials.

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Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-229. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 31 p.

Dendroecological Analysis of Cordia alliodora, Pseudobombax septenatum and Annona spraguei in Central Panama

Several plant communities in central Panama, each community located near a weather station, contain trees with annual growth rings, i.e. Cordia alliodora, Pseudobombax septenatum, and Annona spraguei. Tree-ring data are particularly valuable when concomitant weather information is readily available. Patterns of...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall; Bernard R. Parresol; S. Joseph Wright

Year:

1995

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Tropical dendrochronol ogy, tropical forest, precipitation, minimum temperature, maximum temperature.

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IAWA Journal, Vol. 16 (4), 1995: 41l-424

The Effect of Herbivory by White-Tailed Deer and Additionally Swamp Rabbits in an Old-Growth Bottomland Hardwood Forest

Forest openings create internal patchiness and offer different habitat qualities that attract wildlife, especially herbivores, that flourish along forest edges. But intense herbivory in these openings can reduce or eliminate herbaceous and woody species and thus influence local species composition and structure of the forest. This study in an old-growth bottomland...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall; Bernard R. Parresol; Winston P. Smith

Year:

2001

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Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS 42. Asheville, NC: U.S.Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. pp. 49-64

Field performance of Populus expressing somaclonal variation in resistance to Septoria musiva

Over 1500 trees from two hybrid poplar clones regenerated from tissue culture and expressing somatic variation in leaf disease resistance in a laboratory leaf disk bioassay were field-tested for 5-11 years to examine their resistance to Septoria leaf spot and canker and to assess their growth characteristics compared with the source clones....

Author(s):

M. E. Ostry; K. T. Ward

Year:

2003

Keywords:

Tissue culture, Intraclonal variation, Disease resistance, Tree improvement

Source:

Plant Science 164:1-8

Shrub establishment in the presence of cheatgrass: The effect of soil microorganisms

Invasive annual grasses, such as cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum), create changes in soil microorganism communities and severely limit shrub establishment, a situation that is of considerable inportance to land managers. We examined the effects of biological crustforming algae and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi on growth and survival of Ephedra...

Author(s):

Rosemary L. Pendleton; Burton K. Pendleton; Steven D. Warren; Jeffrey R. Johansen; Larry L. St. Clair

Year:

2007

Keywords:

wildland shrubs, fire, water, shrub establishment, cheatgrass, Bromus tectorum, soil microorganisms

Source:

In: Sosebee, Ronald E.; Wester, David B.; Britton, Carlton M.; McArthur, E. Durant; Kitchen, Stanley G., comps. Proceedings: Shrubland dynamics -- fire and water; 2004 August 10-12; Lubbock, TX. Proceedings RMRS-P-47. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. p. 136-141.

An Interim Old-Growth Definition for Cypress-Tupelo Communities in the Southeast

Forested wetlands [cypress-tupelo (Taxodium spp.-llryssa spp.)] as well as some bottomland hardwood forests, are of increasing interest in the South. They are important in water management, wildlife conservation, habitat diversity, and high quality timber (Ewe1 and Odom 1984). The acreage of such forests in the region has declined dramatically; for example, at the time...

Author(s):

Margaret S. Devall

Year:

1998

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Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-19. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 20 p.

Survival and growth of deep-planted, in-leaf grafts in a germplasm repository of canker-resistant butternut

Butternut (Juglans cinerea L.), highly valued for its timber and nuts, occurs as widely scattered trees or isolated stands throughout the Central Hardwood region (Rink 1990). The introduced fungus Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum has rapidly cankered, girdled, and killed most of the butternut trees; however, a few trees that...

Author(s):

J. W. Van Sambeek; Michael E. Ostry; James J. Zaczek

Year:

2003

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Source:

In: Van Sambeek, J. W.; Dawson, Jeffery O.; Ponder Jr., Felix; Loewenstein, Edward F.; Fralish, James S., eds. Proceedings of the 13th Central Hardwood Forest Conference; Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-234. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station: 476-479

Germination and field survival of white-topped pitcher plant seeds

A study was initiated to determine longevity of white-topped pitcher plant (Sarracenia leucophylla, Raf.) seeds in the field and in cold storage. Thirty seed pods were harvested in August 2009 from plants located in Alabama 38 miles from the Gulf Coast. Of the 10,000+ seeds extracted from the pods, some were buried outside in screen-wire bags and...

Author(s):

Kristina Connor; Hilliard Gibbs

Year:

2012

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Source:

In: Kush, J.S., comp. Proceedings of the Eighth Longleaf Alliance Regional Conference. Longleaf Alliance Report No. 16. 42-46.

Long-term impact of shoot blight disease on red pine saplings

Damage from Sirococcus and Diplodia shoot blights of red pine is widespread and periodically severe in the Lake States. An outbreak of shoot blight occurred in red pine sapling plantations across northern Wisconsin, northern Minnesota, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan in 1993. We established monitoring plots in red pine sapling...

Author(s):

Linda M. Haugen; Michael E. Ostry

Year:

2013

Keywords:

Pinus resinosa, plantations, Diplodia pinea, Sirococcus conigenus, multicohort stands

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Northern Journal of Applied Forestry. 30(4): 170-174.

Growth and competitive abilities of the federally endangered Lindera melissifolia and the potentially invasive Brunnichia ovata in varying densities, hydrologic regimes, and light availabilities

Brunnichia ovata (Walter) Shinners is a native, perennial, woody vine with the potential to become an aggressive competitor of the federally endangered shrub Lindera melissifolia (Walt.) Blume. Our study simulated habitat disturbances to hydrologic regime and light availability that may occur naturally, or through active...

Author(s):

Tracy S. Hawkins; Nathan Schiff; A. Dan Wilson; Theodor D. Leininger; Margaret S. Devall

Year:

2016

Keywords:

plant competition, endangered species, invasive species, pondberry, redvine.

Source:

Botany

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First-year survival and growth of fertilized slash pine in south Alabama

Patterns of diametric growth in stem-analyzed laurel trees (Cordia alliodora) in a Panamanian forest

Defining old growth in the Southeast: example of cypress

A dendrochronological study of teak (Tectona grandis L. f., Verbenaceae) in Puerto Rico

Dendroecological analysis of a Fitzroya cupressoides and a Nothofagus nitida stand in the Cordillera Pelada, Chile

Growth and intraspecific competitive abilities of the dioecious Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae) in varied flooding regimes

Older stands characterized and estimated from sample-based surveys

Additions to the Flora of Cleveland County, Arkansas: Collections From Moro Bottoms Natural Area, A State-Protected Old-Growth Bottomland Hardwood Forest

Growth and nutrient content of herbaceous seedlings associated with biological soil crusts

Lindera melissifolia responses to flood durations and light regimes suggest strategies for recovery and conservation

Growth, yield, and disease resistance of 7- to 12-year-old poplar clones in the north central United States.

Dendroecological Analysis of Cordia alliodora, Pseudobombax septenatum and Annona spraguei in Central Panama

The Effect of Herbivory by White-Tailed Deer and Additionally Swamp Rabbits in an Old-Growth Bottomland Hardwood Forest

Field performance of Populus expressing somaclonal variation in resistance to Septoria musiva

Shrub establishment in the presence of cheatgrass: The effect of soil microorganisms

An Interim Old-Growth Definition for Cypress-Tupelo Communities in the Southeast

Survival and growth of deep-planted, in-leaf grafts in a germplasm repository of canker-resistant butternut

Germination and field survival of white-topped pitcher plant seeds

Long-term impact of shoot blight disease on red pine saplings

Growth and competitive abilities of the federally endangered Lindera melissifolia and the potentially invasive Brunnichia ovata in varying densities, hydrologic regimes, and light availabilities

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