ABSTRACT

Dale G. Brockway, Kenneth W. Outcalt, Donald J. Tomczak, and Everett E. Johnson

Longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems are native to nine states of the southern region of the United States. Longleaf pine can grow on a variety of site types including wet atwoods and savannas along the Atlantic and Gulf coastal plain, higher droughty sand deposits from

CONTENTS

22.1 Southern Forest Environment ..........................................................................................445 22.2 Longleaf Pine Ecology .......................................................................................................446