Ecology of fire-prone southeastern U.S. forests

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This research involved multiple projects examining:

  1. The stand dynamics of two old-growth stands of mountain longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) in central Alabama
  2. Bark growth patterns in saplings of longleaf-associated hardwood tree species in central Alabama
  3. Changes in ground fuels with restoration in oak-hickory forests of northern Mississippi

Publications:

Hammond, D.H., J.M. Varner, Z. Fan, and J.S. Kush (2016) Long-term stand dynamics of mountain longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) woodlands. Forest Ecology and Management 364:154-164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2015.12.029

Hammond, D.H., J.M. Varner, J.S. Kush, and Z. Fan (2015) Contrasting sapling bark allocation of five southeastern USA hardwood tree species in a fire-prone ecosystem. Ecosphere 6(7):112. https://doi.org/10.1890/ES15-00065.1

Hammond, D.H. and J.M. Varner (2016) Fuel and litter characteristics in fire-excluded and restored northern Mississippi oak-hickory woodlands. Pages 558-562 in: Schweitzer, C.J., W.K. Clatterbuck, C.M. Oswalt, eds. Proceedings of the 18th Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. e-Gen.Tech.Rep. SRS-212. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station.

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