Slash Pine Response to Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Imperfectly Drained Soil of the West Gulf Coastal Plain

1973 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 784-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. H. McKee
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Slash Pine ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
Nitrogen And Phosphorus ◽  
The West

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

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-137 ◽  
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.

Group size and nest success in Red-cockaded Woodpeckers in the West Gulf Coastal Plain: helpers make a difference

2004 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard N. Conner ◽  
Daniel Saenz ◽  
Richard R. Schaefer ◽  
James R. McCormick ◽  
D. Craig Rudolph ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Group Size ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Nest Success ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
The West

Third Year Survival, Growth, and Water Relations of West Gulf Coastal Plain Pines in East Texas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie M Hooker ◽  
Brian P Oswald ◽  
Jeremy P Stovall ◽  
Yuhui Weng ◽  
Hans M Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Moisture ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Longleaf Pine ◽  
Pinus Elliottii ◽  
Slash Pine ◽  
East Texas ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
Growth And Survival ◽  
Water Potentials ◽  
Leaf Level

Abstract West Gulf Coastal Plain provenance loblolly (Pinus taeda L.), longleaf (Pinus palustris Mill.), shortleaf (Pinus echinata Mill.), and slash pines (Pinus elliottii Engelm.) were planted in December 2015 on three east Texas sites to compare initial growth and survival. Three years after planting, survival ranged from 26.4% to 76.4%. Damage by Texas leafcutter ants (Atta texana) caused significant mortality on one site, and feral hog (Sus scrofa) herbivory and uprooting greatly affected survival at two other sites. Tree heights were greater in loblolly and slash pine than in shortleaf and longleaf pine, whereas diameters were greater in loblolly than in slash, shortleaf, and longleaf. Height and survival rates were greater in Shelby County and were lowest in Cherokee County. Midday leaf-level water potentials were most negative for shortleaf and loblolly pines and varied across the three sites. Tree heights were significantly but weakly (R = −0.23) correlated to leaf-level water potentials. Study Implications Based on these results, loblolly pine is recommended for planting on sites where soil moisture is adequate, if early growth and survival are a concern. Slash pine can outcompete other pines on sites where soils are poorly drained. On soils that are excessively drained with low moisture, shortleaf may be considered. Given longleaf pine’s ability to retain needle moisture and surface area during periods of low soil moisture, longleaf pine is suggested for planting on the same sites. Longleaf pine will require more active management on any soil type in order to decrease herbaceous plant competition. Continued measurements are required to determine whether these growth and survival trends will continue over a full rotation.

Basal-area projection equations for thinned natural even-aged forest stands

1988 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 827-832 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul A. Murphy ◽  
Robert M. Farrar Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Shortleaf Pine ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
The West ◽  
General Technique ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Projection Equations ◽  
Better Than

Several existing basal-area projection equations, including one with a thinning term, were compared by using data from a long-term thinning study in natural even-aged stands of loblolly (Pinustaeda L.) and shortleaf pine (Pinusechinata Mill.) in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. The model with the thinning term was no better than existing models with no thinning variable. These results prompted a search to improve the projection models that include thinning. A general technique for introducing a thinning variable into basal-area projection models was developed. This study found that the efficacy of adding a thinning term depends upon the accuracy requirements of the user.

Loblolly Pine Plantation Development is Influenced by Site Preparation and Soils in the West Gulf Coastal Plain

1989 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Haywood ◽  
James D. Burton
Keyword(s):  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Basal Area ◽  
Site Preparation ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Phosphorus Fertilization ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
The West ◽  
Burn Treatment ◽  
Growing Seasons

Abstract Productivity of upland loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations was studied under seven site preparation treatments and five soil classes, with and without fertilizer, in the West Gulf Coastal Plain. Generally, the chop-burn-harrow and shear-windrow-harrow treatments resulted in themost basal area (ave. 112 ft²/ac), but the chop-burn-harrow treatment produced the most fiber (2,109 ft³/ac) after 12 growing seasons. Harrowing as an additional treatment after chopping-and-burning increased productivity by 394 ft³/ac over the chop-burn treatment. The leastproductive treatments were underplant-inject and shear-windrow. Generally, basal area per acre was comparatively high on the silty, slowly permeable clay, and very slowly permeable clay soils (ave. 105 ft ²/ac). Two of the soils, silty and slowly permeable clay, had comparatively highvolume production (ave. 1,878 ft³/ac). The least productive sites had gravelly subsoils. Generally, phosphorus fertilization did not influence pine productivity. South. J. Appl. For. 13(1):17-21.

scholarly journals A New Site Index Model for Intensively Managed Loblolly Pine (Pinus taeda) Plantations in the West Gulf Coastal Plain

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kynda R Trim ◽  
Dean W Coble ◽  
Yuhui Weng ◽  
Jeremy P Stovall ◽  
I-Kuai Hung
Keyword(s):  
Pinus Taeda ◽  
Loblolly Pine ◽  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Site Index ◽  
The United States ◽  
Pine Plantations ◽  
Permanent Plots ◽  
Gulf Coastal Plain ◽  
The West ◽  
Intensively Managed

Abstract Site index (SI) estimation for loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) plantations is important for the successful management of this important commercial tree species in the West Gulf Coastal Plain of the United States. This study evaluated various SI models for intensively managed loblolly plantations in the West Gulf Coastal Plain using data collected from permanent plots installed in intensively managed loblolly pine plantations across east Texas and western Louisiana. Six commonly used SI models (Cieszewski GADA model, both Chapman-Richards ADA and GADA models, both Schumacher ADA and GADA models, and McDill-Amateis GADA model) were fit to the data and compared. The Chapman-Richards GADA model and the McDill-Amateis GADA model were similar and best in their fit statistics. These two models were further compared to the existing models (Diéguez-Aranda et al. 2006 (DA2006), Coble and Lee 2010 (CL2010)) commonly used in the region. Both the Chapman-Richards GADA and the McDill-Amateis GADA models consistently predicted greater heights up to age 25 than the models of DA2006 and CL2010, with larger height differences for the higher quality sites, but predicted shorter heights thereafter. Ultimately, the McDill-Amateis GADA model was chosen as the best model for its consistency in predicting reasonable heights extrapolated beyond the range of the data. Foresters can use this model to make more informed silvicultural prescriptions for intensively managed loblolly pine plantations in the West Gulf Coastal Plain.

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