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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Pineywoods"”.
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Vegetation Community Changes in Two National Forests in the Pineywoods, East Texas
<p>Despite extensive research into forest succession, little research has been directed to long-term studies. The fundamental properties of succession remain unclear and further research into terrestrial vegetation and an accounting of drivers in specific ecosystem types is required. This study …
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CONSEQUENCES OF ALTERED BURN REGIMES ON PLANT COMMUNITY DIVERSITY IN THE PINEYWOODS OF EAST TEXAS
<p>The re-establishment of historic fire return intervals is vital to restoring forest health, species diversity, natural succession regimes, and reduction of some invasive species. Studies on the effect of fire frequencies on southern pine understory plant communities have revealed increased plant …
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SEASONAL FLAMMABILITY COMPARISONS OF NATIVE AND EXOTIC PLANTS IN THE POST OAK SAVANNAH, BLACKLAND PRAIRIE, AND PINEYWOODS ECOREGIONS OF TEXAS
… branch wood samples were collected in the Pineywoods, Post Oak Savannah, and Blackland Prairie Ecoregions during the dormant (February) and growing (August) season. Oxygen bomb calorimetry (OBC) and proximate analyses estimated ash-free net heat content (NHC-AF; MJ kg<sup>-1</sup>) and …
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Effects of Prescribed Fire Regimes on White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) Browse, Forage, and Nutrient Availability in the Pineywoods Ecoregion of Texas
<p>Fire is a management tool for white-tailed deer (<em>Odocoileus virginianus</em>) habitat, influencing browse availability, herbaceous production, and nutrient content. In 2020 and 2021, this study utilized 46 plots across East Texas to assess these habitat components. A stem count index survey …
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Vegetation Survey of the Yegua Knobbs Preserve, Bastrop and Lee Counties, Texas
… from the bordering natural regions, the Pineywoods to the east and the Blackland Prairies to the west, merge. A species inventory was done to identify the vascular plants present at the preserve for a growing season. Woody vegetation was sampled using the line intercept method, and …
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A Comparison of Four Wetlands Assessment Procedures Relevant to the Alluvial Valleys of East Texas
… five East Texas alluvial valley sites within the Pineywoods ecoregion, or bottomland hardwoods. </p> <p>Statistical analyses determined that the assessments did not result in similar scores. Statistical groupings placed ETXHGM and SEHGM in the same group, followed by TXRAM and WHAP individually. …
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Assessing The Impacts Of Grazing By Piney Woods Cattle And Controlled Burning On The Herbaceous Layer In An East Gulf Coastal Plain Longleaf Pine Woodland
… bison have been extirpated from this region, Pineywoods Cattle, which were introduced by the Spanish in the 16<sup>th</sup> Century, have been fulfilling a similar role in many of these communities. This study examines the effects that combined grazing and controlled burning have on plant …
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Chinese Tallow Long-Term Impact on Stand Dynamics in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest Following Vegetation Management
… of 22 paired plots installed in 2012 on the Pineywoods Mitigation Bank near Diboll, Texas following herbicide treatments examined Chinese tallow and native tree stand structure. Each native and Chinese tallow plot included three sets of nested subplots. The nested subplots include one …