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Oaks enhance early life stage longleaf pine growth and density in a subtropical xeric savanna
The interplay of positive and negative species interactions controls species assembly in communities. Dryland plant communities, such as savannas,...
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Soil moisture and vapor pressure deficit controls of longleaf pine physiology: results from a throughfall reduction study
Key messageLongleaf pine demonstrated general resistance to reduced soil moisture and increased VPD, but results highlight the soil and atmospheric...
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Modeling spatial patterns of longleaf pine needle dispersal using long-term data
BackgroundPredicting patterns of fire behavior and effects in frequent fire forests relies on an understanding of fine-scale spatial patterns of...
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A tree-ring record of historical fire activity in a piedmont longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) woodland in North Carolina, USA
BackgroundLongleaf pine ( Pinus palustris Mill.) ecosystems were historically widespread in the North American Coastal Plain and in some southeastern...
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Prescribed fire in longleaf pine ecosystems: fire managers’ perspectives on priorities, constraints, and future prospects
BackgroundProjected trajectories of climate and land use change over the remainder of the twenty-first century may result in conditions and...
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Grass(stage)root movement to ensure future resilience of longleaf pine ecosystems
Recent interest in restoring longleaf pine ecosystems highlights the need for an improved understanding, appreciation, and consideration of longleaf...
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The University of West Florida Campus Ecosystem Study: age-diameter and growth relationships of longleaf pine using hurricane-induced windthrows
The campus of the University of West Florida (UWF) was constructed among second-growth longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) stands that survived extensive...
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Comparison of lignin and polysaccharide sugar contents for slash, longleaf, and loblolly pine growth rings formed during periods of soil moisture extremes
Lignin contents of mature wood growth rings formed under soil moisture extremes were determined to investigate the possibility of drought-caused...
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Heatwave implications for the future of longleaf pine savanna understory restoration
The longleaf pine (LLP) savanna ecosystem once covered ~ 92 million acres of the Southeast USA, but due to anthropogenic activities such as logging...
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Old-field planted longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) survival and growth response to various herbaceous weed control herbicides and application timings after 11 years
Chemical herbaceous weed control (HWC) is frequently used to improve the early survival and growth of planted longleaf pine ( Pinus palustris )....
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The University of West Florida campus ecosystem study: the college/university campus as a unit for study of the ecology of longleaf pine
College and university campuses comprise a unique urban interface. Property used to establish the University of West Florida (UWF) in Pensacola,...
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A comparison of the climate response of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) trees among standardized measures of earlywood, latewood, adjusted latewood, and totalwood radial growth
Key messageLongleaf pine radial growth is primarily driven by late summer moisture availability, latewood and adjusted latewood are more sensitive to...
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Cone and fruit impacts on understory flammability depend on traits and forest floor coverage
BackgroundUnderstory flammability is affected by abscised plant tissue. Extensive research has shown how interspecific differences in leaf litter...
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Native ectomycorrhizal fungi from the endangered pine rocklands are superior symbionts to commercial inoculum for slash pine seedlings
The south Florida pine rocklands is a critically endangered, fire-dependent ecosystem dominated by the overstory tree Pinus densa (South Florida...
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The University of West Florida campus ecosystem study: gopher tortoise and longleaf pine populations in an urban interface
College/university campuses comprise a distinct type of urban interface, with their generally expansive spatial pattern of alternating permanent...
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Lidar-derived estimates of forest structure in response to fire frequency
BackgroundLongleaf pine ( Pinus palustris ) ecosystems are recognized as biodiversity hotspots, and their sustainability is tightly coupled to a...
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Wood properties of mature loblolly pine grown in Hawaii, North Carolina, and Mississippi: impacts of climate conditions on specific gravity and chemical composition
Higher productivities for loblolly pine ( Pinus taeda L.) growing at exotic locations (e.g., Hawaii, Brazil) indicate that the full growth potential...
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Fire Ecology and Fire Management of Southeastern Coastal Plain Pine Ecosystems
Southeastern pineland ecosystems fall into two broad groups: ecosystems with a grassy understory that depend on frequent low-intensity fires to...
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Removing Duff Layers in Fire-suppressed Wetlands can Aid Habitat Restoration Efforts
Amphibians breeding in ephemeral wetlands within pine-dominated ( Pinus spp.) natural communities are less likely to persist in wetlands that have...
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A dendroecological method to examine summertime soil-moisture changes: a case study from North Carolina, USA
Key messageUse of co-occurring species with varying temporal sensitivities to summer soil moisture may be used as a diagnostic to determine...
