This unit is dedicated to:
Providing fundamental physiological knowledge needed to understand the processes that affect longleaf pine seedling production, establishment, and growth and development.
Providing ecological information about population and community processes that affect restoration of longleaf pine woodlands and at risk native plant species.
Providing practices, strategies, and models that quantify and predict the influence of management on maintaining and restoring longleaf pine ecosystems.
Our scientists work with partners
and cooperators to provide
knowledge and technologies needed to successfully restore and manage
these ecosystems as they are increasingly affected by a variety of
human and natural influences in times of environmental stress and
cultural and climatic change.
News
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Unit scientist Joan Walker was recently featured in Compass Live for some recent work on ramps. |
2013 Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference
Initiated in 1980, The Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference provides a forum for scientists and practitioners actively engaged in the broad field of silviculture to report their study results, to present new concepts and techniques, to discuss topics of mutual interest, to coordinate cooperative efforts, and to stay current on developments in the field. Scientists, foresters, landowners, and anyone else related to forest management have found the conferences and their proceedings to be valuable sources of information on current and developing trends in southern silviculture. The upcoming conference will be held March 5-7, 2013 in Shreveport, LA. Currently a second call for papers has been issued with an abstract submission date of June 15, 2012. For more information visithttp://www.bssrc.org/17thbssrc/Welcome.html
TAV
The Forest Service periodically conducts formal
reviews of
the scientific work undertaken by each Research Work Unit (RWU) to
ensure that
these efforts continue to address the issues of greatest importance to
various
natural resources constituencies and the general public.
During 2012, such a review, known as a
Technical Assistance Visit (TAV), will be conducted for Southern
Research
Station RWU-4158, Restoring and Managing
Longleaf Pine Ecosystems. The
objective of this TAV is to gather input from our clients, cooperators,
and
stakeholders concerning (1) important information needs for longleaf
pine
ecosystems that can be addressed by research; (2) overall direction of
the
RWU’s research program; and (3) suggestions for specific research
studies that
are of high priority.