Relation of structure, composition, and disturbance in a multi-aged longleaf pine woodland

Thursday, October 26, 2023

4:10pm - 4:18pm PST

Location: A11

Speaker(s)

DP

David L. Phillips, M.S.

Ph.D. Candidate
University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Co-Author(s)

J. Davis Goode, PhD

ORISE Postdoctoral Fellow
USDA Forest Service
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
JH

Justin L. Hart, Ph.D.

Professor
University of Alabama, Alabama, United States

We quantified and related stand structure and composition to historical and contemporary disturbance in a reference 1-ha Pinus palustris woodland. We detected three stand-wide release events. Following a prescribed fire, longleaf pine trees had a mortality rate of 1%, compared to 11% for non-longleaf pine trees.

Learning Objectives:

Upon completion, participants will be able to quantify canopy disturbance history based on dendroecological techniques.
Upon completion, participants will be able to explain stand development processes based on disturbance and vegetation patterns.
Upon completion, participants will be able to delineate plant communities at multiple spatial scales.