Summer 2005

Recommended Reading

Crowning Glory

Brockway, D.G.; Outcalt, K.W.; Guldin, J.M. [and others] 2005. Unevenaged management of longleaf pine forests: a scientist and manager dialogue. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-78. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 38 p. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/9636. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

Croker, T.C., Jr. 1987. Longleaf pine: a history of man and a forest. For. Rep. R8-FR7. Atlanta: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. 37 p.

There's More to Restoration than Planting Trees

Walker, J.L. 1998. Ground layer vegetation in longleaf pine landscapes: an overview for restoration and management. In: Proceedings of symposium on restoration and regional conservation strategies. Longleaf Alliance Rep. 3. Auburn, AL: Auburn University: 2-14.

Walker, J.L. 1999. Longleaf pine ecosystem restoration on small and mid-sized tracts. Proceedings of the 2nd Longleaf Alliance Conference. Longleaf Alliance Rep. 4. Auburn, AL: Auburn University. 4 p. http://www.srs. fs.usda.gov/pubs/1509. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

What Lies Beneath

Cohen, S.; Braham, R.; Sanchez, F. 2004. Seed bank viability in disturbed longleaf pine sites. Restoration Ecology. 12(4): 503-515.

Measuring Restoration at the Ground Level

Silletti, A.M.; Walker, J.L. 2003. Adaptive cluster sampling: an efficient method for assessing inconspicuous species. Ecological Restoration. 21(4): 330-331. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/ pubs/9876. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

A Resin for Being

Conner, R.N.; Johnson, R.H.; Rudolph, D.C.; Saenz, D. 2003. Do redcockaded woodpeckers select cavity trees based on chemical composition of pine resin? Wilson Bulletin. 115(4): 397-402. http://www. srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/6998. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

Conner, R.N.; Rudolph, D.C., Walters, J.R. 2001. The red-cockaded woodpecker: surviving in a firemaintained ecosystem. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. 400 p.

A Rare Snake Needs Grass, Gophers, and Fire to Survive

Rudolph, D.C.; Burgdorf, S.J. 1997. Timber rattlesnakes and Louisiana pine snakes of the west Gulf Coastal Plain: hypotheses of decline. Texas Journal of Science. 49(3) Suppl.: 111-122. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/537. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

Rudolph, D.C.; Burgdorf, S.J.; Conner, R.N.; [and others]. 2002. Prey handling and diet of Louisiana pine snakes (Pituophis ruthveni) and black pine snakes (P. melanoleucus lodingi), with comparisons to other selected colubrid snakes. Herpetological Natural History. 9(1): 57-62. http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/pubs/6219. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

Animals Adapted to a Disappearing Habitat

Engstrom, R.T.; Kirkman, L.K.; Mitchell, R.J. 2001. Natural history: longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem. In: The fire forest: longleaf pine-wiregrass ecosystem. Covington, GA: Georgia Wildlife Press: 16-17. http://www.sherpaguides.com/georgia/fire_forest/ natural_history/index.html. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

Restoring Longleaf in the Wake of Southern Pine Beetle

Moorehead, D.J.; Bargaron, C.T.; Douce, G.K. [N.d.]. Stand visualization for southern pine beetle management and decision making: a visual guide for managing existing pine stands. [Athens, GA]: University of Georgia, The Bugwood Network. http://www.barkbeetles.org/standvisual/. [Date accessed: September 6, 2005].

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