The Longleaf Pine Islands of the Ocala National Forest, Florida: A Soil Study

Paul J. Kalisz; Earl L. Stone

doi:10.2307/1937769

Use of Forested Habitat by Breeding Birds in the Gulf Coastal Plain

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/22.3.133 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 133-137 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Geoffrey E. Hill

Keyword(s):

Coastal Plain ◽

Longleaf Pine ◽

Bird Species ◽

Pinus Palustris ◽

Slash Pine ◽

Forested Wetland ◽

National Forest ◽

Forest Types ◽

Gulf Coastal Plain ◽

Bird Species Richness

Abstract I compared birds present during the breeding season in four forest types in the Conecuh National Forest located on the Gulf Coastal Plain in Alabama: (1) longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) that had been subject to several recent burns, (2) longleaf pine that had been subject to few or no recent burns, (3) planted slash pine (P. elliottii), and (4) various forested wetland habitats ranging from stream-side riparian habitat to cypress (Taxodium distichum) ponds. I found significantly higher total individuals and significantly higher bird species richness in the two natural forest types—burned longleaf pine and riparian habitats—than either unburned longleaf or slash pine. To maintain greatest diversity and abundance of birds, managers of forests on the Gulf Coastal Plain should (1)preserve wetland habitat, (2) not convert stands of longleaf pine to stands of slash pine, and (3) regularly burn longleaf pine stands. South. J. Appl. For. 22(3):133-137.

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Longleaf Pine Management on the DeSoto National Forest—A Case Study

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/13.1.34 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

pp. 34-40

Author(s):

Gene A. Sirmon ◽

Roger W. Dennington

Keyword(s):

Natural Regeneration ◽

Longleaf Pine ◽

Pinus Palustris ◽

National Forest ◽

Culture Care ◽

Artificial Regeneration ◽

Pine Regeneration ◽

Trained Personnel ◽

Bareroot Seedlings

Abstract Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill) reforestation efforts were successful on the National Forest in south Mississippi when foresters began applying the proper technology. Artificial regeneration by planting bareroot seedlings and natural regeneration by the shelterwood system bothresulted in a plantation success rate consistently above 90%. This success can be attributed to better site preparation, better seedling culture, care, and handling, and more highly trained personnel committed to excellence in longleaf pine regeneration. South. J. Appl. For. 13(1):34-40.

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Longleaf Pine Cone Collection on the Sabine National Forest during October 2014

Journal of Forestry ◽

10.5849/jof.15-145 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 115 (3) ◽

pp. 238-241

Author(s):

George F. Weick ◽

Earlene Bracy Jackson ◽

Robert Smith ◽

James Crooks ◽

Barbara Crane ◽

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Keyword(s):

Longleaf Pine ◽

National Forest ◽

Pine Cone

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Mapping and Modeling Ecological Conditions of Longleaf Pine Habitats in the Apalachicola National Forest

Journal of Forestry ◽

10.1093/jofore/fvx017 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 116 (3) ◽

pp. 304-311

Author(s):

Matthew D Trager ◽

Jason B Drake ◽

Amy M Jenkins ◽

Carl J Petrick

Keyword(s):

Longleaf Pine ◽

National Forest ◽

Ecological Conditions ◽

Apalachicola National Forest

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Deer Habitat on the Ocala National Forest: Improvement Through Forest Management

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry ◽

10.1093/sjaf/4.2.98 ◽

1980 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

pp. 98-102 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

R. F. Harlow ◽

B. A. Sanders ◽

J. B. Whelan ◽

L. C. Chappel

Keyword(s):

Prescribed Burning ◽

Longleaf Pine ◽

Reproductive Rate ◽

National Forest ◽

Central Florida ◽

Scrub Oak ◽

Closed Canopy ◽

Turkey Oak ◽

Mature Stands ◽

Sand Pine Scrub

Abstract Because of a presumed decline in the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) herd on the Ocala National Forest in central Florida, mast and available forage were assessed in the forest's two major habitats: sand pine-scrub oak (SP-SO) and longleaf pine-turkey oak (LLP-TO). Deer food was most abundant in young stands of SP-SO and LLP-TO and least abundant in 25- to 40-year-old stands of SP-SO and mature stands of turkey oak. Phosphorus was much lower in simulated diets from all SP-SO stands than the dietary requirement thought necessary for adult deer, perhaps partially accounting for the low reproductive rate on the forest. Availability of deer food can be increased in SP-SO habitat by thinning closed-canopy stands more than 30 years old and, in LLP-TO habitat, by prescribed burning of longleaf pine stands at least once every three years and by removing low-mast producers from mature stands of turkey oak.

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