For millennia, natural disturbance regimes, including anthropogenic fire and hunting
practices, have led to forest regeneration patterns that created a diversity of forest lands …

Background Ecosystem management, community restoration, and managing for climate
resilience have become major priorities of land management in recent decades. For …

Reestablishing appropriate tree species is an important step in converting off‐site
monocultures into woodlands. Species conversion is often necessary, as off‐site exotic …

Pinus species dominate fire-prone ecosystems throughout the northern hemisphere. Their
litter drive fires that control plant community flammability and multiple ecological processes …

Background Shortleaf pine is a fire-adapted tree species, and prescribed fire is commonly
used to increase its regeneration success, improve wildlife habitat, and reach conservation …

Recent interest in restoring longleaf pine ecosystems highlights the need for an improved
understanding, appreciation, and consideration of longleaf pine's unique life history …

Recent reports of xerophytic hardwood facilitation of longleaf pine seedlings challenge the
traditional paradigm that co-occurring hardwood tree species constrain longleaf pine (Pinus …

Interest in replacing monocultures with species diverse stands has steadily grown.
Mixedwoods (stands containing a balance of conifer and hardwood species) represent an …

In the introduced range, the successful establishment of an invasive species may be
influenced by positive plant-plant interactions. Pre-existing vegetation, particularly …

Restoration of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris Mill.) forests is an important land management
goal in the southern United States. To achieve this goal, longleaf pine is increasingly being …