Preface Section I Introduction: The Longleaf Pine Ecosystem: An Overview.- History and Future of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem.- Section II Ecology: Ecological Classification of Longleaf Pine Woodlands.- Longleaf Pine Regeneration Ecology and Methods.- Plant Competition, Facilitation, and Overstory-Understory Interactions in Longleaf Pine Ecosystems.- Vertebrate Faunal Diversity of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems.- Section III Silviculture: Uneven-Aged Silviculture of Longleaf Pine.- Longleaf Pine Growth and Yield.- Section IV Restoration: Restoring the Overstory of Longleaf Pine Ecoystems.- Restoring the Ground Layer of Longleaf Pine Ecosystems.- Reintroduction of Fauna to Longleaf Pine Ecosystems: Opportunities and Challenges.- Spatial Ecology and Restoration of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem.- Longleaf Pine Restoration: Economics and Policy.- Role of Public-Private Partnership in Restoration: A Case Study.- Index.
Dr. Shibu Jose is Associate Professor of Forest Ecology and Dr. Eric J. Jokela is Professor of Silviculture at the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Dr. Deborah L. Miller is Associate Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the University of Florida in Milton.
