XI WORLD FORESTRY
CONGRESS
Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22
October 1997
  VOLUME 3, TOPIC 12RESTORATION OF FORESTED WETLANDS ON MARGINAL FARMLAND: GOALS, STRATEGIES, AND TECHNIQUESJohn A. Stanturf1, Callie Jo Schweitzer2, Emile S. Gardiner3 and James P. Shepard4Restoration of bottomland hardwood forests on marginal farmland in the Lower Mississippi Alluvial Valley in the southern United States is being undertaken on a massive scale, supported by various public and private programs. Afforestation in the region relies on using native species, planted mostly in single-species plantations. Choice of species on a site is guided by landowner objectives, species tolerance to flooding, and soils. Current strategies adopted by public programs on both public and private land favor the planting of hardmast-producing species of Quercus and Carya because of their value to wildlife. Plantings are widely spaced to allow for natural invasion of other species. Wind and water dispersal are relied on to establish light seeded species of Liquidambar, Fraxinus, Ulmus, and Platanus. This strategy can be described best as extensive and low-cost. Increasingly, this extensive strategy is questioned on whether more intensive strategies might not yield greater landscape diversity quicker, and whether it is appropriate for a landowner whose objectives include timber production. 1 Project Leader, Center for Bottomland Hardwood Research; USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS 38776 2 Ecologist, Center for Bottomland Hardwood Research; USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS 38776
3 Ecophysiologist, Center for Bottomland Hardwood Research; USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 227, Stoneville, MS 38776 4 Wetlands Program Mgr, National Council of the Pulp and Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement, Gainesville, FL Previous Section Next Section What is a Pdf file ? |
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