Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference

Abstract

The 22nd Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference (BSSRC) was held March 21–23, 2023, at the Fredonia Hotel in Nacogdoches, TX. This conference is the latest in a series of meetings designed to provide a forum for the exchange of research information among silviculturists, researchers, and managers. Presentations emphasized research in artificial and natural hardwood regeneration, fire, intermediate management and stand development, forest measurements and modeling, longleaf pine, shortleaf pine, loblolly pine, and vegetation management. In addition to an opening morning plenary session, six sessions including 68 oral and 46 poster presentations were offered on March 21 and 22. Additionally, a field tour was held on Thursday, March 23, and participants visited several sites in eastern Texas to observe management on the Boggy Slough Conservation Area, research at a carbon afforestation project of Stephen F. Austin State University’s Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, and the I.E. Fairchild State Forest. In all, nearly 190 people attended the 22nd BSSRC.

Titles contained within Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference

• An Integrated System Approach to Model Tree and Stand Growth
• Silviculture at the Boggy Slough Conservation Area: Research and Management to Promote Conservation
• A Stand-Level Growth and Yield Model System for Shortleaf Pine Plantations in the Western Half of the Southeastern United States: An Initial Attempt
• An Individual-Tree Measure of Growing Stock and Stand Density
• Biomass Estimates for Natural-Origin Hardwood Saplings of Southeastern Arkansas
• A Growth and Yield System of Differential Equations for Slash Pine Plantations Including Response to Silvicultural Treatments
• Diameter Estimation Based on LiDAR Point Clouds at Stand Level of Loblolly Pine Plantations
• Quantifying Forest Aboveground Biomass Using Remote Sensing and Ground Measurements for Mixed Hardwood Forests in East Tennessee
• Predicting Fire Intensity Using Vegetation, Fuel, and Weather Variables
• Prescribed Fire Barriers and Solutions for Managing Sustainable Forests: Forum Discussion
• Linking Fire Behavior to Effects: Use of Pyrometers and Thermocouples
• Influences of Overstory Pyrophytic and Mesophytic Trees and Understory Solar Irradiance on Leaf Litter and Woody Debris Fuel Moisture Retention
• Advancing Established Natural White Oak (Quercus alba) Reproduction Through a Midstory Removal
• Timing of Dormant Season Inundation is Crucial to Flood Effects on Bottomland Red Oaks
• The Response of Willow Oak (Quercus phellos) Seedling Roots to Fall Environmental Cues and Winter Flooding
• Factors Affecting Natural Oak Regeneration in Bottomland Hardwood Forests in Northern Missouri: Light Levels, Acorn Losses, or Lack of Acorns?
• Leaf Area Index Across Eastern Cottonwood and Hybrid Poplars and its Relationship with Productivity and Water Use Efficiency Under Coppicing and Noncoppicing Management in the Southeastern United States
• Planted White Oak (Quercus alba) Response to Spacing Density and Orientation in Gap Openings in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
• Multiphased Shelterwood on the Daniel Boone National Forest, Kentucky, Tests Herculean Effort to Regenerate Oak
• A Look Back on 26 years of Hardwood Development after Afforestation on Flood-Prone Agricultural Lands in the Louisiana Delta
• Regenerative Effects of Patch-Cut Harvests at Natchez Trace State Forest in West Tennessee after More than 25 years
• Site Preparation for Shortleaf Pine Cluster Planting and Restoration of Shortleaf Pine-Hardwood Mixtures: First Year Results
• Sustainable Pathways for Shortleaf Pine Restoration in Uncertain Climates
• Growth Response to Competition and Prescribed Fire in Planted Shortleaf Pine
• Some Silvicultural Implications of Updating the Southern Region’s Old-Growth Guidance
• Reconstructing Stand Dynamics of a Shortleaf Pine-Oak Woodland in East Texas: A Case Study
• Evaluating the Trajectory of Vegetation Succession on Clearcut and Surface-Mined Sites
• Exploring the Linkage Between Physiology and Shade-Related Mortality in Loblolly Pine Branches
• Characterizing Spatial Dependencies of Competing Vegetation in Thinned Loblolly Pine Plantations
• Climate-Smart Forestry and its Implications for Southern Silviculture
• Aminocyclopyrachlor Cut Stem Applications Compared to Standard Herbicides for Eucalyptus Control
• A Comparison of Garlon^® 4 Ultra, Garlon^® XRT, Vista^® XRT, Vastlan^®, Chopper GEN2^®, Freelexx^® Oust^® Extra, and TerraVue^® in Site Preparation Applications
• A Comparison of Glufosinate Products for the Control of Natural Pines
• Seasonal Light Response Curves of Ligustrum sinense: A Test of Extended Leaf Phenology
• Efficacy of Mid-Rotation Brush Control Applications Using Imazapyr and Glufosinate
• Evaluating Dormant-Season Herbicide Applications for the Control of Chinese Privet (Ligustrum sinense)
• Private Forest Landowners’ Perspectives on Feral Hog Management and Control in Arkansas, Louisiana, and East Texas
• Plant Succession Following Dozer Line Installation Through a Shale Woodland Glade on the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas
• Eastern and Western Loblolly Pine Sources in the Western Gulf Coastal Plain Region—Root System Observations
• Does Restoring Woodland Structure with Loblolly or Slash Pine Produce Desired Ecosystem Functions?
• Assessment of Tradeoffs Among Ecosystem Services of Wetland Reserve Easements
• Evaluating Stem and Branch Characteristics of 5-Year-Old Sonderegger Pine Saplings
• Disturbance and Stand Structure in a Longleaf Pine Woodland
• Does Longleaf Pine Cone Production Correlate with Seed Production, Size, and Germination Rate?
• Effects of Fertilization and Endophyte Application on Growth of Planted Longleaf Pine
• Silvicultural Strategies for Converting Longleaf Pine Plantations to Multiaged Longleaf Pine Stands
• Hurricanes Stimulate Cone Production in Longleaf Pine Woodlands
• Silvicultural Strategies for Promoting Longleaf Pine Recruitment in Multiaged Stands
• Prescribed Burning has Little Effect on Longleaf Pine Wood Quality
• Evaluating Bias in Tree-Level Measurements Obtained with a Backpack LiDAR Unit
• Correcting the Erroneous Geographic Coordinates of the Southwide Pine Seed Source Study Source Areas
• Developing Successful Management Strategies for Invasive Plant Species at Townsend Bombing Range, Georgia
• Effectiveness of Shelterwood and Strip Clearcuts for Regenerating Bottomland Oaks in Northeast Texas
• Reforestation Tax Incentive Impacts on Financial Returns of Loblolly Pine Plantations for Nonindustrial Private Forest Landowners in Mississippi
• Impacts of Diesel and Insurance Costs on Owner-Operator Log Truck Drivers in the Western Gulf

Citation

Bragg, Don C.; Oswald, Brian P.; Koerth, Nancy E., eds. 2024. Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference. Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-274. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 358 p. https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-274.