Wildlife diversity of restored shortleaf pine-oak woodlands in the northern Ozarks

Abstract

Historic changes in land use have altered the plant composition and structure of shortleaf pine-oak woodlands in the northern Ozarks. As a result, the composition of wildlife communities in these landscapes has shifted to species that are more associated with closed canopy oak forests. For example, the red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) has been extirpated from much of its former range in the Ozarks, and the pine buck moth (Hemileuca maia) has declined in numbers, while other species associated with closed canopy forests have become more abundant.

Parent Publication

• Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium

Citation

Mann, Corinne S.; Forbes, Andrew R. 2007. Wildlife diversity of restored shortleaf pine-oak woodlands in the northern Ozarks. In: Kabrick, John M.; Dey, Daniel C.; Gwaze, David, eds. Shortleaf pine restoration and ecology in the Ozarks: proceedings of a symposium; 2006 November 7-9; Springfield, MO. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-15. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 167.