Sustainable Pathways for Shortleaf Pine Restoration in Uncertain Climates

Casey Iwamoto; Courtney Siegert; Joshua Granger; Krishna Poudel; Adam Polinko; Zachary Freedman

doi:10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap23

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Sustainable Pathways for Shortleaf Pine Restoration in Uncertain Climates

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Authors:

Casey Iwamoto, Courtney Siegert, Joshua Granger, Krishna Poudel, Adam Polinko, Zachary Freedman

Year:

2024

Type:

Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap23

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Abstract

Strip mining has degraded soil throughout the Southeastern United States. To enhance the probability of success in forest restoration, combinations of organic and microbial soil amendments can be utilized to improve soil health and water availability (Blanco-Canqui 2017). However, climate change may challenge the effectiveness of restoration. In this study, shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) was used because its current range is shrinking due to disease, climate change, and the preferential planting of other pine species (Sutter 2019). Additionally, shortleaf pine prefers acidic soil and has been observed on postmined sites in the past (Lawson 1990).

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 22nd Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference

Citation

Iwamoto, Casey; Siegert, Courtney; Granger, Joshua; Poudel, Krishna; Polinko, Adam; Freedman, Zachary. 2024. Sustainable Pathways for Shortleaf Pine Restoration in Uncertain Climates. In: Bragg, Don C.; Oswald, Brian P.; Koerth, Nancy E., eds. 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: 135–137. https://doi.org/10.2737/SRS-GTR-274-Pap23.