Heartwood, Sapwood, and Fungal Decay Associated with Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Trees

Conner, Richard N.; Rudolph, D. Craig; Saenz, Daniel; Schaefer, Richard R.

doi:10.2307/3809687

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“…Heart rots are relevant to woodpeckers because they decay the interior heartwood of a tree without affecting the integrity of the more exterior sapwood (Kilham 1971, Conner et al 1994). This pattern of decay questions the relevance of a visual cue produced by a heart rot that is detectable and useful for woodpeckers.…”

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Visual cues for woodpeckers: light reflectance of decayed wood varies by decay fungus

O'Daniels¹,

Kesler²,

Mihail³

et al. 2018

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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Visual cues for woodpeckers: light reflectance of decayed wood varies by decay fungus

O'Daniels¹,

Kesler²,

Mihail³

et al. 2018

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

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“…They hypothesized that fire history strongly influenced the balance between herbaceous and woody vegetation, and that arthropod abundance, particularly ants, was affected by changes in the ground cover composition. Red-cockaded woodpeckers forage primarily on arthropods on living or dying pine trees (Conner et al 1994), but the dynamics of ground cover quality and arthropod abundance on pine trees is poorly understood.…”

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Conservation management of Pinus palustris ecosystems from a landscape perspective

Kirkman

Mitchell

2006

Appl Veg Sci

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Question: Do case studies from silvicultural and restoration studies and applied conservation management in second-growth Pinus palustris stands provide unique insights for conservation models? Methods: A review of management paradigms that conserve the high biological diversity and rare species, drawn from characteristics in both second-growth and old-growth stands, is presented for fire-maintained Pinus palustris (longleaf pine) forests. Results: A common assumption that old-growth stands provide the primary information for the development of conservation management strategies de-emphasizes lessons learned from second-growth and restoration studies. Primary conservation management goals for the Pinus palustris ecosystem include the perpetual regeneration of the fire-maintained forest and conservation of the characteristically high biological diversity and rare species. Several attributes, such as a sustained population of Picoides borealis (red-cockaded woodpecker), Aristida stricta (wiregrass)-dominated ground cover, and undisturbed upland-wetland ecotones, can predict a diverse and ecologically functional ecosystem. Such indicators are linked to critical structural and functional features of the system and reflect previous land management histories that suggest sustainable approaches. Conclusions: A traditional definition of 'old-growth' relying on overstorey may be limited in describing important features of healthy, diverse Pinus palustris ecosystems. Some characteristics are significantly more important for maintenance of diversity than age of the trees and these features may be present in old-or second-growth forests. We advocate that the management history, structural characteristics and landscape context of stands that harbour desirable conservation attributes (red-cockaded woodpeckers, wiregrass, gopher tortoises and undisturbed upland-wetland ecotones) can be used as indicators to identify important conservation and forest management principles.

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“…Longleaf pine height has been examined using multifractal analysis to determine understory light availability (Drake and Weishampel 2000), growth response to changes in understory vegetation (Harrington and Edwards 1999), and seedling height in relation to seasonal prescribed burnings (Grelen 1983) and herbicide application (Haywood 2000). Tree-diameter studies of longleaf pine have related trunk size and heartwood diameter to red-cockaded woodpecker habitat (Conner et al 1994;Hanula, Franzerb, and Pepper 2000) and silvicultural practices to stand dynamics (i.e., Harrington 2011). Although these studies have discussed various longleaf pine morphology topics, no study has explicitly tested if longleaf pine morphological characteristics significantly change across a geographical gradient with distinct topoedaphic differences.…”

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Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustrisMill.) Morphology and Climate/Growth Responses Along a Physiographic Gradient in North Carolina

Patterson

Cummings

Knapp

2015

The Professional Geographer

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Heartwood, Sapwood, and Fungal Decay Associated with Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Cavity Trees

Cited by 32 publications

References 7 publications

Visual cues for woodpeckers: light reflectance of decayed wood varies by decay fungus

Visual cues for woodpeckers: light reflectance of decayed wood varies by decay fungus

Conservation management of Pinus palustris ecosystems from a landscape perspective

Longleaf Pine (Pinus palustrisMill.) Morphology and Climate/Growth Responses Along a Physiographic Gradient in North Carolina

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