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Improving Site Quality Estimates in the Upland Hardwood Forests of the Southern Appalachians with Environmental and Spatial Modeling
In the upland hardwood forests of the southern Appalachians, management tools are needed based on the characteristics of the site to quantify the site quality where no accurate maps of site quality exist. Three studies were conducted to achieve this objective. The first study tested if independent …
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The biology of Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) nees in regenerating upland hardwood stands in southwest Virginia following clear felling
… the biology of Sassafras albidum growing on upland hardwood sites in the Ridge and Valley Physiographic Province of Virginia ln an attempt to better understand how this common understory species becomes a dominant vegetative component following clear-felling. Biomass and leaf area regressions …
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Examination of small mammal diversity in the riparian areas of Walden, Tennessee
… biotic diversity when compared to adjacent upland hardwood forests (Batzli 1977, Cross 1985a, Cross 1985b, Doyle 1985, Knopf et al. 1988, Doyle 1990, Naiman and Decamps 1997, Ellison and van Riper III 1998, Olson and Knopf 1998). Therefore small mammal diversity and abundance should be …
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Incorporating GIS topographic information in forest inventory estimates
… the area into two basic cover types, mixed pine/hardwood and upland hardwood, did not provide a more precise estimate of the total stand volume. However, the model-based approach did provide better individual group estimates than random sampling; relative efficiency was 1.380 for mixed …
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The effects of intermediate-scale wind disturbance on forest composition, structure, and succession with implications for management
… disturbance on the successional trajectory of an upland hardwood forest. We found no significant differences in tree layer Shannon diversity among the control (no storm damage), moderately, or severely disturbed plots. We found significant differences (P < 0.01) in percent of intercepted PAR …
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Relations between forest and prairie fragmentation and depredation of artificial nests in Missouri
… Dinsmore 1986), old-growth forest (Harris 1984), upland hardwood forest (Robbins 1979, Whitcomb et al. 1981, Ambuel and Temple 1983)); however, the pattern is not universal to all habitats (e.g., cypress ponds (O'Meara 1984)). Where species-area relationships seem to exist, area-dependent or …
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Even-aged regeneration alternatives for low quality oak hardwood forests in the Virginia Piedmont
… even-aged regeneration treatments on natural hardwood and planted loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) are examined three years after clear felling and whole-tree harvesting upland hardwood stands in the Virginia Piedmont. Natural hardwood regeneration was dominated by stump sprouts, with seedlings …
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Small Mammal Habitat Associations in a Fragmented Agricultural Landscape
… pine-wiregrass habitats. Pine plantation and upland hardwood habitats yielded the lowest relative abundance per trapping effort. Species showed significant differences in patterns of habitat selection. A principal components analysis (PCA) revealed two largely non-overlapping species groups …
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Territoriality and habitat selection of feral pigs on Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
… into five land cover types (open grassy areas, upland hardwood forest, pine forest, pine-hardwood forest, and hardwood bottomland forest) based on differences in the food and cover resources they provided feral pigs and used Ivlev's index to evaluate habitat use within sounder home ranges. …
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Territoriality and habitat selection of feral pigs on Fort Benning, Georgia, USA
… into five land cover types (open grassy areas, upland hardwood forest, pine forest, pine-hardwood forest, and hardwood bottomland forest) based on differences in the food and cover resources they provided feral pigs and used Ivlev's index to evaluate habitat use within sounder home ranges. …
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Chinese Tallow Long-Term Impact on Stand Dynamics in a Bottomland Hardwood Forest Following Vegetation Management
… known to have negative impacts on bottomland hardwood forests. Chinese tallow is proficient in reproducing and surviving in bottomland hardwood forests because it is more flood and shade tolerant than most native trees. The long-term effectiveness of Chinese tallow control is an important …
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Effects of Soil Fungi on Tree Seedling Establishment in a Southeastern Coastal Plain Forest
… and growth were investigated in closed canopy upland forests in the coastal plain of South Carolina. Seedlings of Quercus alba, Cornus florida and Pinus taeda were planted in the understory of two forest types -naturally regenerated hardwood and planted pine. Fungal species composition and …
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Effects of Clearcutting with Whole Tree Harvesting on Woody and Herbaceous Plant Diversity After 17-Years of Regrowth in a Southern Appalachian Forest
This study examines the effects of clearcut regeneration with whole-tree harvesting on plant diversity. Three approaches were used to study changes in species composition and structure: (1) forest level, (2) stand level, and (3) diversity indices. Within each approach the forest was stratified into …