Effects of Pine and Hardwood Basal Areas After Uneven-Aged Silvicultural Treatments on Wildlife Habitat | Zendy

Darren A. Miller | Zendy; Bruce D. Leopold | Zendy; L. Mike Conner | Zendy; Michael G. Shelton | Zendy

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Effects of Pine and Hardwood Basal Areas After Uneven-Aged Silvicultural Treatments on Wildlife Habitat

Author(s) -

Darren A. Miller,

Bruce D. Leopold,

L. Mike Conner,

Michael G. Shelton

Publication year - 1999

Publication title -

southern journal of applied forestry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1938-3754

pISSN - 0148-4419

DOI - 10.1093/sjaf/23.3.151

Subject(s) - basal area , understory , biomass (ecology) , wildlife , habitat , hardwood , silviculture , forest management , species richness , productivity , ecology , geography , agroforestry , forestry , environmental science , canopy , biology , macroeconomics , economics

Uneven-aged management (UEAM) is becoming increasingly popular in the southeastern United States. HoweLter. effects of UEAM on wildlije habitat have not been adequately documented. We examined response ofhabitat within stands of varying levels ofpine and hardwood basal area underan uneven- aged tnanagement regime in southern Mississippi. Summer and kl,inter trends in understor? biomass were similar across treatments. Time since disturbance injluencedplantproductivity. Stands with lower basal areas tended to have hi,qher browse production, denser and higher vertical habitat structure, more kvoodyV vine, and fern biomass, greater total biomass, and higher plant species diversi and richness. Pine basal area haa' little injluence on browse production relative to eflects of hardwood basal area. Although stands w,ith higher basal area hud less biomass. u higherproportio n oj-biomass was composed ofpreferred browse. We recommend that lbrest managerr create standy of va?ing levels ofpine and hardrvood basal areas to prorridefor dirverse needs oj-man! wildlife species. South. .I. Appl. For. 23(3/: 151-157.

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