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Restoring the Overstory of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems

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The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem

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Restoring longleaf pine trees to the southeastern landscape is a daunting task, because more than 97% of the original area has been lost to other uses (Landers et al. 1995; Frost this volume). However, many of the disincentives and difficulties in managing for longleaf pine have been addressed and solved or exposed as misconceptions, and landowners across the region are expressing renewed interest in returning this once-dominant southern pine to their lands. Several recent publications providing information to landowners and natural resource managers on longleaf pine restoration and management have appeared (Earley 1997, 2002; Franklin 1997; Kush 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003; Johnson 1999; Mitchell et al. 2000).

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  1. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Shibu Jose

  2. School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, 32611, Gainesville, FL, USA

    Eric J. Jokela

  3. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 32583, Milton, FL, USA

    Deborah L. Miller

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Johnson, R., Gjerstad, D. (2007). Restoring the Overstory of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems. In: Jose, S., Jokela, E.J., Miller, D.L. (eds) The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem. Springer Series on Environmental Management. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-30687-2_9

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