Gaps in a gappy forest: plant resources, longleaf pine regeneration, and understory response to tree removal in longleaf pine savannas

By J. McGuire, R. Mitchell, E. B. Moser, Stephen D. Pecot, D. Gjerstad, C. Hedman. 2001

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Subfields: Global and Planetary Change, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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Longleaf pine regeneration ecology and methods (2007, background): “14 ha (radius = 18–21 m) may be suitable for regenerating longleaf pine on mesic sites (Palik et al. 1997; McGuire et al. 2001; Gagnon et al. 2003).”
Characteristics of gaps and natural regeneration in mature longleaf pine flatwoods ecosystems (2003, background): “…pine seedlings (Smith, 1955; Grace and Platt, 1995; Palik et al., 1997; McGuire et al., 2001; Gagnon et al., 2003), studies characterizing the structure of canopy gaps in these ecosystems are limited (Palik and Pederson, 1996; Palik et al., 1997; Brockway and Outcalt, 1998; McGuire et al., 2001).”
Competitive responses of seedlings and understory plants in longleaf pine woodlands: separating canopy influences above and below ground (2007, background): “This is due, in part, to the growth response of established understory (both herbaceous and woody) filling the root zone of seedlings and preempting access to available resources (McGuire et al. 2001).”
The effect of spatially variable overstory on the understory light environment of an open-canopied longleaf pine forest (2002, background): “Palik et al. (1997) and McGuire et al. (2001) reported accelerated seedling growth at gap light index (GLI; a measure of light availability; see below) values greater than 70% (of the GLI in the open).”
History and restoration of the longleaf pine-grassland ecosystem: Implications for species at risk (2005, background): “At the same time, the longleaf ecosystem became dominant in the Coastal Plain (Culberson, 1993; Watts, 1980; Delcourt and Delcourt, 1985).”
Group selection management in conifer forests: relationships between opening size and tree growth (2004, background): “To address this concern, much of the research involving artificially created gaps has focused on the appropriate (often minimum) opening size that meets management objectives, particularly successful regeneration and growth of desired species within openings (Leak and Filip 1977; McDonald and Abbot ”
Ecological Forestry in the Southeast: Understanding the Ecology of Fuels (2009, background): “When fire line intensity is insufficient to top-kill advanced regeneration of shrub and hardwood competitors that are found in the surface fuel bed, dramatic shifts in vegetation are possible (McGuire et al. 2001, Mitchell et al. 2006).”