**Posters**

A model for estimating understory vegetation response to fertilization &
precipitation in loblolly pine plantations

**C.L. VanderSchaaf\***, VPISU, Blacksburg, VA, **R.W. McKnight**,
Conroe Forest Products, Lufkin, TX, **T.R. Fox**, VPISU, Blacksburg, VA,
**H.L. Allen**, NC State Univ., Raleigh, NC

Second-year growth & bole quality response of residual poletimber trees
following thinning in an even-aged bottomland hardwood sawtimber stand

**D.A. Skojac\*, J.S. Meadows**, USDA-FS, Stoneville, MS, **A.W.
Ezell**, MS State Univ., MS State, MS

Challenges in establishing silvopasture in a pasture in east Texas

**B.P. Oswald, K.W. Farrish, B.C. McNally, M. Beierle\***, SFASU,
Nacogdoches, TX

Segmented polynomial taper equation incorporating years since thinning
for loblolly pine plantations

**A.G. Holley\***, LA Tech Univ., Ruston, LA, **T.B. Lynch**, OK State
Univ., Stillwater, OK, **C.T. Stiff, W.F. Stansfield**, Temple-Inland,
Diboll, TX

Influence of establishment timing & planting stock on early rotational
growth of loblolly pine plantations across Texas & Louisiana

**M. Blazier\***, LSU Ag Ctr, Homer, LA, **E.L. Taylor,** TX Coop. Ext.,
TX A&M Univ., Overton, TX, **A.G. Holley**, LA Tech Univ., Ruston, LA

Establishment of water oak (*Quercus nigra* L.) in an east Texas
emergent wetland pasture: Influence of chemical weed control & planting
stock morphology

**H. Williams\*, B. Williams**, SFASU, Nacogdoches, TX

Spatial & age structure of old-growth mountain longleaf pine (*Pinus
palustris*) stands in the Talladega National Forest of northeastern
Alabama

**B. Rushing\***, Jacksonville State Univ., **K. Jenne'**, Anniston
Museum of Natural History, Anniston, AL, **R. Carter**, Jacksonville
State Univ., Jacksonville, AL

Biomass & nitrogen dynamics of four plantation tree species receiving
irrigation & fertilization

**W.R. Cobb**, Rayonier Inc., Yulee, FL, **R.E. Will\***, OK State
Univ., Stillwater, OK, **R.F. Daniels**, UGA, Athens, GA, **M.A.
Jacobson**, Plum Creek Co., Watkinsville, GA

Dry Creek Long-term Watershed Study: Background & overall study design

**M. Miwa\***, International Paper, Bainbridge, GA

Effects of harvesting treatments on ant assemblages in a Mississippi
River bottomland hardwood forest in west-central Mississippi

**L.C. Thompson\*, D.M. General**, Univ. of AR-Monticello, Monticello,
AR, **B.R. Lockhart**, USDA-FS, Stoneville, MS

Effects of best management practices for timber harvesting on occurrence
of the Louisiana Waterthrush (*Seiurus motacilla*) & Acadian Flycatcher
(*Empidonax virescens*) on southwest Georgia streams

**K.J. Adams\*, J.D. Lanham**, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC

The influence of 10 years of intensive management on loblolly pine
productivity: The Field of Dreams revisited

**L. Samuelson\***, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL, **K. Johnsen**, USDA-FS,
Research Triangle Park, NC, **T. Stokes**, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL,
**J. Butnor**, USDA-FS, S. Burlington, VT, **M. Kane**, International
Paper, Savannah, GA

How does intensive forest management modify soil respiration in loblolly
pine?

**T. Stokes\*, L. Samuelson, Y. Feng, R. Mathew**, Auburn Univ., Auburn,
AL, **M. Coleman**, USDA-FS, New Ellenton, SC

Factors contributing to erosion from forest roads in the Piedmont &
Allegheny Plateau regions

**R. Feldt,** MD Dept. of Nat. Res., **W. Lakel\*, M. Aust**, VA Tech.,
Blacksburg, VA, **A. Dolloff,** USDA-FS, Blacksburg, VA

Simulation of dynamics of Southern Pine Beetle hazard rating with
respect to silvicultural treatment and stand development

**D.J. Leduc\*, J.C.G. Goelz**, USDA-FS, Pineville, LA

Nitrogen mineralization & uptake in young loblolly pine stands as
affected by site occupancy

**C.B. Allen\***, LSU, Baton Rouge, LA, **T.J. Dean,** LSU Ag Ctr, Baton
Rouge, LA, **D.A. Scott,** USDA-FS, Pineville, LA

The effects of tree shelters on seedling survival & growth of two
bottomland hardwood species: Third-year results

**H.C. Stuhlinger\*, J.A. Earl, R.A. Montgomery**, Univ. of AR,
Monticello, AR

Effect of streamside management zone thinning on stream water
temperature

**A. Mishler\*, A. Morrison, M. Miwa**, International Paper, Bainbridge,
GA

Delayed mortality of eastern hardwoods -- a function of fire behavior,
site or pathology?

**T.A. Waldrop\***, USDA-FS, Clemson, SC, **D.A. Yaussy**, USDA-FS,
Delaware, OH

An evaluation of BEHAVEPlus for predicting fire behavior in southern
Appalachian hardwood stands subjected to fuel reduction treatments

**H.H. Mohr\*, T.A. Waldrop**, USDA-FS, Clemson, SC, **D.M. Simon**, NC
Wildlife Resources Commission, Lawndale, NC

A summary of third-year results for effects of fire & fire surrogate
treatments in the southern Appalachian Mountains

**R.J. Phillips\*, T.A. Waldrop**, USDA-FS, Clemson, SC, **C.H.
Greenberg,** USDA-FS, Asheville, NC, **R.E.J. Boerner,** Ohio State
Univ., Columbus, OH, **S. Jeffers,** Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, **D.M.
Simon**, NC Wildlife Resources Commission, Lawndale, NC

Fuel loading across the southern Appalachian landscape

**T.A. Waldrop\*, L. Brudnak**, USDA-FS, Clemson, SC, **S.
Rideout-Hanzak**, TX Tech Univ., Lubbock, TX

HOBO^®^ Thermocouple Data Loggers: Useful applications for prescribed
fire research

**L. Brudnak\*, T.A. Waldrop, R.J. Phillips**, USDA-FS, Clemson, SC

Response of thinned mid-rotation loblolly pine (*Pinus taeda*)
plantations to competition control following fertilization

**D.W. Wilkinson\*, S.D. Roberts**, MS State Univ., MS State, MS

Results following 2 thinnings of a white oak planting in southern
Indiana

**D.R. Weigel\***, USDA-FS, Bedford, IN, **D.C. Dey, J.M. Kabrick**,
USDA-FS, Columbia, MO

Effect of forest harvesting & site preparation on adjacent stream water
quality

**A. Morrison\*, S. Terrell, A. Mishler, M. Miwa**, International Paper,
Bainbridge, GA

Response of a young loblolly pine plantation to poultry litter,
inorganic fertilizer, & combination of poultry litter & inorganic
fertilizer application

**S. Wilson\*, H.O. Liechty, C. Stuhlinger**, Univ. of AR-Monticello,
Monticello, AR

Silvopasture systems using loblolly & shortleaf pines

**J.D. Kushla\***, North MS Res. & Ext. Ctr, MS State Univ., Verona, MS

Effects of clearcut timber harvesting on hydrology & sediment transport
of headwater streams in southwest Georgia

**S. Terrell\*, W. Summer, C.R. Jackson**, Univ. of GA, Athens, GA

Evaluating growth assumptions using diameter or radial increments in
natural even-aged longleaf pine

**J.Gilbert\*, R. Meldahl, J. Kush**, Auburn Univ., Auburn, AL

Effect of thinning treatments on partitioning of aboveground biomass in
naturally regenerated shortleaf pine in southeastern Oklahoma

**C.O. Sabatia\*, T.B. Lynch, R.E. Will**, OK State Univ., Stillwater,
OK

Hardwood regeneration related to overstory shortleaf pine basal area,
site index & time since thinning in Arkansas & eastern Oklahoma

**D.J. Stevenson\*, T.B. Lynch**, OK State Univ., Stillwater, OK, **J.M.
Guldin**, USDA-FS, Hot Springs, AR

Development of a shortleaf pine individual-tree growth equation using
non-linear mixed modeling techniques

**C.B. Budhathoki, T.B. Lynch\***, OK State Univ., Stillwater, OK,
**J.M. Guldin**, USDA-FS, Hot Springs, AR

Impact of the recent (1999-2001) southern pine beetle (*Dendroctanus
frontalis*) outbreak on documented table mountain pine (*Pinus pungens*)
stands of the Cherokee National Forest, TN -- Preliminary results

**A.L. Morgan\***, Univ. of TN, Knoxville, TN, **C.M. Oswalt**, USDA-FS,
FIA, Knoxville, TN, **W.K. Clatterbuck**, Univ. of TN, Knoxville, TN

Effects of fire season on ground layer vegetation in longleaf pine
(*Pinus palustris*) forests

**B. Mudder\*, G.G. Wang**, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, **J. Walker**,
USDA-FS, Clemson, SC, **R. Costa**, USFWS, Clemson, SC

Mechanism of UV-B radiation tolerance in selected broadleaf trees in the
south

**Y. Qi\*, S. Bai**, Southern Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, **G.M. Heisler**,
USDA-FS, Syracuse, NY, **T.C. Vogelmann**, Univ. of VT, Burlington, VT

A range wide extensive survey of soil CO~2~ efflux & associated stand
variables in loblolly pine

**B.S. Templeton\*, J.R. Seiler, R.H. Wynne, T.R. Fox**, VA Tech,
Blacksburg, VA

Ecology, management, & restoration of southern forest ecosystems --
mission & vision for a new science area in the Southern Research Station

**N.G. Herbert\***, USDA-FS, SRS, Asheville, NC, **K.F. Connor**,
USDA-FS, Auburn, AL, **J.M. Guldin**, USDA-FS, Hot Springs, AR, **K.H.
Johnsen**, USDA-FS, Research Triangle Park, NC, **S.C. Loeb**, USDA-FS,
Clemson, SC, **D.L. Loftis**, USDA-FS, Bent Creek, NC, **C.D. Nelson**,
USDA-FS, Saucier, MS, **R.E. Thill**, USDA-FS, Nacogdoches, TX

Demonstration of the effects of a growing-season burn & annosum root
disease on mortality in a longleaf pine stand

**M. Cram\***, USDA-FS, Athens, GA, **D. Shea**, USDA-FS, New Ellenton,
SC, **K. Forbus**, USDA-FS, Athens, GA

Evaluation of 1998-2001 drought impacts on tree growth & mortality in
the southeastern US

**R.J. Klos, G.G. Wang\*, W.L. Bauerle**, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC

Spatial distribution of trees after silvicultural treatments prescribed
for wildlife within bottomland hardwood forests

**L. Coldiron\*,** USFWS, Tallulah, LA, **D.J. Twedt**, USGS, Vicksburg,
MS

Predicting the occurrence of loblolly pine decline in potential
red-cockaded woodpecker habitat at Fort Benning, Georgia

**S-R. Ryu\*, G.G. Wang**, Clemson Univ., Clemson, SC, **J. Walker, B.
Knapp, S. Wangen**, USDA-FS, Clemson, SC

Resilient macroinvertebrates: The road to recovery following watershed
level harvesting & thinning in Georgia streams

**M.W. Griswold\*, R. Winn, T.L. Crisman**, Univ. of FL, Gainesville, FL

Detecting heartwood & decay in longleaf pine with ground penetrating
radar

**J. Butnor\***, USDA-FS, Burlington, VT, **S. Cohen**, USDA-FS,
Research Triangle Park, NC

Early loblolly pine growth response to organic matter removal, soil
compaction, & competition control

**R.J. Eaton**, **W. Smith, K. Ludovici**, USDA-FS, Research Triangle
Park, NC

Evaluation of harvesting disturbance & establishment practices on the
early height growth of loblolly pine

**S.M. McCarty\***, **T.J. Dean**, **Q.V. Cao**, LSU Ag Ctr, Baton
Rouge, LA, **R.A. Newbold,** LA Tech Univ., Ruston, LA, **D.A. Scott,**
USDA-FS, Pineville, LA

Response of amphibians in the first two years following timber-harvest
in the Dry Creek Experimental Forest, Georgia

**B.L. Talley\*, D. Bennett, T.L. Crisman**, Univ. of FL, Gainesville,
FL

Density management in baldcypress

**R.F. Keim\*, T.J. Dean**, LSU Ag Ctr, Baton Rouge, LA

Changes in nitrogen content, use efficiency, & allocation for developing
woody crop plantations subjected to nutrient amendments

**D.P. Aubrey\*, M.D. Coleman**, USDA-FS, New Ellenton, SC, **D.R.
Coyle**, Univ. of WI, Madison, WI

PONDering the monoterpene composition of *Pinus serotina* Michx.: Can
limonene be used as a chemotaxonomic marker for the identification of
old southern pine stumps?

**T.L. Eberhardt\*, J. Mahfouz**, USDA-FS, Pineville, LA, **P.
Sheridan**, Meadowview Biological Res. Station, Woodford, VA

Longleaf pine (*Pinus palustris*) restoration on Gulf Lower Coastal
Plain flatwoods sites: role of shrub control & phosphorous fertilization

**E. Holzmueller\*, J. Freeman, S. Jose, D. Zamora, J. Liddle**, Univ.
of FL, Gainesville, FL

Land-use history as a guide to restoration practices in longleaf pine
forests

**D. Goolsby**, FL Fish & Wildlife Cons. Com., Tallahassee, FL, **L.R.
Boring\***, Jones Ecol. Res. Ctr, Newton, GA, **M.C. Wimberly**, SD
State Univ., Brookings, SD, **R.S. Taylor, S.B. Jack**, Jones Ecol. Res.
Ctr, Newton, GA

Restoration of multi-aged longleaf pine woodlands through time

**R.J. Mitchell\*, L.K. Kirkman, M.J. Kaeser, S.B. Jack**, Jones Ecol.
Res. Ctr, Newton, GA

The Forest Inventory & Analysis Program in the southern US -- Changes in
the Program & accessing the data

**W.G. Burkman\*, R.M. Sheffield, T.G. Johnson, A.R. Conner, D.E.
Trenda, J.W. Coulston**, USDA-FS, FIA, Knoxville, TN

Effects of prescribed burning, mechanical & chemical treatments to
curtail Rhododendron dominance & reduce urban interface fuel loads

**C. Harrell\*, S. Zedaker**, VA Tech, Blacksburg, VA

Wood & bark quality for longleaf pines from a spacing, thinning, &
pruning study on the Kisatchie National Forest

**T.L. Eberhardt\*, C. So, L.H. Groom, J.C.G. Goelz**, USDA-FS,
Pineville, LA

The above- and belowground impacts of various densities of yellow-poplar
seedlings on planted northern red oak

**B.J. Berenguer\*, M.H. Gocke, D.J. Robison**, NC State Univ., Raleigh,
NC, **J.L. Schuler**, Univ. of AR-Monticello, Monticello, AR

Advance regeneration, seedling growth, & site invasion of a thirty-six
year old cherrybark oak plantation seven years after thinning

**J.L. Chambers\***, **H. Dozier, M. Hughes, R.D. Lawson,** LSU & LSU Ag
Ctr, Baton Rouge, LA, **S. Meadows**, USDA-FS, Stoneville, MS, **K.
Wharton,** USDA-FS, Pineville, LA, **K. Ribbeck,** LA Dept. of Wildlife
& Fisheries

Landscape scale ecosystem classification in longleaf pine forest of the
Talladega Mountains, Alabama

**B. Womack\***, GA Dept. of Nat. Resources, Dublin, GA, **R. Carter**,
Jacksonville State Univ., Jacksonville, AL

Nursery production of red spruce seedlings for the endangered Southern
Appalachian spruce-fir ecosystem

**B.W. Miller\***, VPISU, Blacksburg, VA, **H.S. Neufeld**, Appalachian
State Univ., Boone, NC, **S.C. McCleneghan**, Southern Highlands
Regional Office of Mycological Services, Boone, NC

Stand composition & litter-fall in a northeast Texas baldcypress swamp

**J. McCoy\*, B. Keeland, R. Darville**, USGS, Lafayette, LA

Comparing methods to estimate Reineke's maximum size-density
relationship species boundary line slope

**C.L. VanderSchaaf\*, H.E. Burkhart**, VPISU, Blacksburg, VA