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Fire Ecology and Fire Management of Southeastern Coastal Plain Pine Ecosystems

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Abstract

Southeastern pineland ecosystems fall into two broad groups: ecosystems with a grassy understory that depend on frequent low-intensity fires to maintain structure and biodiversity [longleaf (Pinus palustris), south Florida slash (P. densa), shortleaf (P. echinata)], and ecosystems with a shrubby understory that burn less frequently with higher intensity [pond pine (Pinus serotina) pocosin, sand pine (Pinus clausa) scrub]. We review the fire ecology and management of these ecosystems, covering weather, climate, fuels, and fire; historical fire regimes; fire associated tree mortality; fire dependency and postfire recovery; wildlife response to fire; and fire and ecological restoration. Finally, we discuss likely impacts of future climate changes and mitigation strategies. Maintaining fire frequency appropriate to each ecosystem and utilizing all burn opportunities will be even more critical in an era of climate change.

Ecoregions 34, Western Gulf Coastal Plain (upland regions); 35, South Central Plains; 63, Middle Atlantic Coastal Plain; 65, Southeastern Plains; 73, Mississippi Alluvial Plain; 74, Mississippi Valley Loess Plains; 75, Southern Coastal Plain; 76, Southern Florida Coastal Plain

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Acknowledgments

We thank Eric Menges, Steve Orzell, Warren Abrahamson, and Ann Johnson for help with literature and Keith Bradley for the pine rocklands fire image. Tim Shearman helped with figures. Jennifer Fill granted permission to use hitherto unpublished material reproduced herein as Fig. S3.1. Lesley Starke helped with the Lysimachia asperulifolia brushcut study in Fig. S3.2 and North Carolina Plant Conservation Program funded the study. Kay Kirkman reviewed an earlier draft. Most of all we thank Cathryn Greenberg and Beverly Collins for invaluable editorial assistance. Finally, we acknowledge many valuable studies that could not be discussed or cited due to space limitations but nevertheless contributed to our understanding of ecology and management of pineland ecosystems.

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Glitzenstein, J.S., Brewer, J.S., Masters, R.E., Varner, J.M., Hiers, J.K. (2021). Fire Ecology and Fire Management of Southeastern Coastal Plain Pine Ecosystems. In: Greenberg, C.H., Collins, B. (eds) Fire Ecology and Management: Past, Present, and Future of US Forested Ecosystems. Managing Forest Ecosystems, vol 39. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-73267-7_3

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