Title

Understory vegetative Diversity of Post-Thinned pine Plantations Treated with Fertilizer, Fire and Herbicide in East Texas

Authors

Brian P. Oswald, Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas 75962Follow
Dean W. Coble, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6109Follow
R R. Botting
Ken W. Farrish, Arthur Temple College of Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX 75962-6109Follow
James E. Van Kley, Stephen F Austin State University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2010

Abstract

This study assessed biodiversity in the understory of two pine plantations where different management tools (fertilizer, prescribed burning, and herbicide application) were utilized. During three growing seasons, species, percent cover, and number of individuals, and physical characteristics were recorded. Responses to treatment were examined based on comparison of species richness, evenness, diversity, and importance. Two years after treatment, fertilized plots showed a decline in species richness, evenness, and diversity. Prescribed burning and herbicide treatments increased species richness but decreased species evenness, resulting in no change in diversity index. Herbicide treatment reduced the importance of dominant shrubs and increased the importance of disturbance-adapted species.

Comments

Hindawi Publishing Corporation International Journal of Forestry Research Volume 2009, Article ID 572480, 6 pages doi:10.1155/2009/572480

Oswald, Brian P., Betsy Ott, Hans M. Williams, Kenneth W. Farrish, and James E. Van Kley. "Understory vegetative diversity of post-thinned pine plantations treated with fertilizer, fire and herbicide in East Texas." International Journal of Forestry Research 2009 (2010).

Repository Citation

Oswald, Brian P.; Coble, Dean W.; Botting, R R.; Farrish, Ken W.; and Van Kley, James E., "Understory vegetative Diversity of Post-Thinned pine Plantations Treated with Fertilizer, Fire and Herbicide in East Texas" (2010). Faculty Publications. 28.
https://scholarworks.sfasu.edu/forestry/28

DOI

10.1155/2009/572480