The Pineknot project: restoration of a Missouri Ozark pinery

Douglas Ladd; Blane Heumann; Paul Nelson

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The Pineknot project: restoration of a Missouri Ozark pinery

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Douglas Ladd, Blane Heumann, Paul Nelson

Year:

2007

Type:

General Technical Report - Proceedings

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

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: 204-205.

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Abstract

Pine dominated more than 4 million acres of the Missouri Ozarks prior to European settlement. These pineries supported a diverse array of plants and animals, including several taxa no longer present in the state (e.g., Desmodium ochroleucum, Picoides borealis, Sitta pusilla). Intensive logging activity and subsequent land management practices at the close of the 19th century resulted in a complete loss of functional pinery systems, although shortleaf pines continue to be a common component of mixed woodlands in the region.

Parent Publication

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

Citation

Ladd, Douglas; Heumann, Blane; Nelson, Paul. 2007. The Pineknot project: restoration of a Missouri Ozark pinery. 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: 204-205.