I am a Forestry Professor and also the Assistant Director at Clemson’s Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science in Georgetown, SC. My research interests include freshwater and saltwater forested wetland ecology
Abstract. Population growth and the resulting land use change required to support this growth is ... more Abstract. Population growth and the resulting land use change required to support this growth is occurring at a tremendous rate along the South Carolina coast. Sustainable technologies and low impact development practices can preserve hydrological and ecological function and ...
Annual diameter growth of baldcypress and water tupelo trees in four swamp stands in S central Lo... more Annual diameter growth of baldcypress and water tupelo trees in four swamp stands in S central Louisiana were measured from 1979 to 1985. Seasonal patterns of growth were also monitored during 1979 and 1980 using vernier tree bands. Most growth occurred from late ...
hardwoods requires attention to site conditions, matching tree species to the site, and controlli... more hardwoods requires attention to site conditions, matching tree species to the site, and controlling weeds and herbivores in order to achieve success. In the last decade, about 370,000 acres (150,000 ha) of economically marginal farmland in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV) have been restored to bottomland hardwood forests (Stanturf and others 1998, King and Keeland 1999, Schoenholtz and others 2001). Planting of this considerable acreage is due to several federal programs, such as the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), that assist landowners by financing afforestation
This Conference Proceedings is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Agricultu... more This Conference Proceedings is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Agriculture Forestry Environmental Sciences at TigerPrints. It
Numerous investigations have examined the growth of wetland tree species under a variety of hydro... more Numerous investigations have examined the growth of wetland tree species under a variety of hydrologic conditions. Most studies have compared flooded versus non-flooded conditions in greenhouses or in one to a few field sites near each other or within the same region. Comparisons of wetland tree growth among widely separated areas of the country are rare. This study compared the diametet; growth of Nyssa sylva/ica var. biflora, Nyssa aqua/ica, and Taxodium dis/ichum trees from Louisiana (Gulf Coastal Plain) and South Carolina (Atlantic Coastal Plain), In both regions. individual trees were distributed along a gradient of hydrologic regimes from infrequent to permanent flooding. Nyssa sylva/ica var. biflora was restricted to periodic.ally flooded sites in both regions. Within these sites. this species showed little response to differences in mean water depth. In contrast, significant differences among hydrologic regimes were detected for N. aqua/ica in both regions. In Louisiana. pat...
A nontechnical survey of oil and gas activities and their impacts on wetland, and a discussion of... more A nontechnical survey of oil and gas activities and their impacts on wetland, and a discussion of preliminary guidelines for optimizing production and minimizing impact are presented.
Abstract. Population growth and the resulting land use change required to support this growth is ... more Abstract. Population growth and the resulting land use change required to support this growth is occurring at a tremendous rate along the South Carolina coast. Sustainable technologies and low impact development practices can preserve hydrological and ecological function and ...
Annual diameter growth of baldcypress and water tupelo trees in four swamp stands in S central Lo... more Annual diameter growth of baldcypress and water tupelo trees in four swamp stands in S central Louisiana were measured from 1979 to 1985. Seasonal patterns of growth were also monitored during 1979 and 1980 using vernier tree bands. Most growth occurred from late ...
hardwoods requires attention to site conditions, matching tree species to the site, and controlli... more hardwoods requires attention to site conditions, matching tree species to the site, and controlling weeds and herbivores in order to achieve success. In the last decade, about 370,000 acres (150,000 ha) of economically marginal farmland in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley (LMAV) have been restored to bottomland hardwood forests (Stanturf and others 1998, King and Keeland 1999, Schoenholtz and others 2001). Planting of this considerable acreage is due to several federal programs, such as the Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP), that assist landowners by financing afforestation
This Conference Proceedings is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Agricultu... more This Conference Proceedings is brought to you for free and open access by the School of Agriculture Forestry Environmental Sciences at TigerPrints. It
Numerous investigations have examined the growth of wetland tree species under a variety of hydro... more Numerous investigations have examined the growth of wetland tree species under a variety of hydrologic conditions. Most studies have compared flooded versus non-flooded conditions in greenhouses or in one to a few field sites near each other or within the same region. Comparisons of wetland tree growth among widely separated areas of the country are rare. This study compared the diametet; growth of Nyssa sylva/ica var. biflora, Nyssa aqua/ica, and Taxodium dis/ichum trees from Louisiana (Gulf Coastal Plain) and South Carolina (Atlantic Coastal Plain), In both regions. individual trees were distributed along a gradient of hydrologic regimes from infrequent to permanent flooding. Nyssa sylva/ica var. biflora was restricted to periodic.ally flooded sites in both regions. Within these sites. this species showed little response to differences in mean water depth. In contrast, significant differences among hydrologic regimes were detected for N. aqua/ica in both regions. In Louisiana. pat...
A nontechnical survey of oil and gas activities and their impacts on wetland, and a discussion of... more A nontechnical survey of oil and gas activities and their impacts on wetland, and a discussion of preliminary guidelines for optimizing production and minimizing impact are presented.
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