“…The area of dense, shrubby vegetation may increase in bioenergy scenarios, providing additional habitat for some species including the southeast endemic Oak Toad ( Anaxyrus quercicus ) (Tarr et al, ). Spatially explicit studies on the impacts of woody biomass production on biodiversity in the south‐eastern United States have assessed the impacts either for a limited number of species (Evans et al, ; Olesen et al, ) or for a restricted area in the wood pellet sourcing region (Galik & Abt, ; Tarr et al, ). Using broad taxonomic groups as indicators has been identified as a research need in the study of biodiversity impacts of bioenergy (Fletcher et al, ; Immerzeel et al, ; Riffell, Verschuyl, Miller, & Wigley, ; Verschuyl, Riffell, Miller, & Wigley, ), partly because of contradictory findings for selected species groups as indicators (Dauber et al, ).…”