Forgotten Hardwood Forests of the Coastal Plain

Phillips, Jonathan D.

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“…If bottomland forests occupy a substantially larger proportion of the landscape than upland forests, then selection in this ecologically marginal habitat could influence the evolutionary trajectory of V. elliottii even though population density is greater in upland sites. However, historically, upland hardwood forests dominated the landscape of the Southeastern USA (Phillips 1994 and references therein). Contemporary patterns, however, are likely to be quite different, as upland forests were disproportionately converted to agriculture due to favorable drainage conditions (Phillips 1994).…”

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“…However, historically, upland hardwood forests dominated the landscape of the Southeastern USA (Phillips 1994 and references therein). Contemporary patterns, however, are likely to be quite different, as upland forests were disproportionately converted to agriculture due to favorable drainage conditions (Phillips 1994). In three counties of North Carolina, for example, an estimated 54–96% of upland hardwood forests have been lost since the 16th century, compared with an estimated 32–43% loss of wetland habitats (Phillips 1994).…”

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“…Contemporary patterns, however, are likely to be quite different, as upland forests were disproportionately converted to agriculture due to favorable drainage conditions (Phillips 1994). In three counties of North Carolina, for example, an estimated 54–96% of upland hardwood forests have been lost since the 16th century, compared with an estimated 32–43% loss of wetland habitats (Phillips 1994). A recent GIS‐based study of habitat frequency in Arkansas indicated that 67% of the land was in agriculture, 13% in bottomland hardwood forest, and only 9% in upland forest (Carter and Biagas 2007).…”

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DEMOGRAPHIC SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS RESTRICT LOCAL ADAPTATION IN ELLIOTT'S BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ELLIOTTII)

Anderson

Geber

2010

Evolution

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DEMOGRAPHIC SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS RESTRICT LOCAL ADAPTATION IN ELLIOTT'S BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ELLIOTTII)

Anderson

Geber

2010

Evolution

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“…As such, this would likely debunk the postulation that coastal plain fish assemblages show weak relationships with catchment land cover because streams have maintained a dynamic equilibrium among catchment, riparian, and instream conditions over time. Extensive deforestation and agriculture operations pervaded the South Atlantic coastal landscape throughout the 18th and 19th centuries; such land conversions reached their peak in the 1920s when nearly all timber had been extracted, and row-crop farm parcels sized 100-500 acres pervaded the region (Phillips 1994;Beck et al 2012). Concurrently, South Carolina was the preeminent leader in infrastructure improvements from the 1790s to the 1830s, and developed an extensive system of more than 3,200 km of INFLUENCES ON SOUTHERN COASTAL FISH ASSEMBLAGES FIGURE 5.…”

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Multiscale Environmental Influences on Fish Assemblage Structure of South Atlantic Coastal Plain Streams

2015

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South Atlantic coastal plain streams are unique and understudied freshwater environments that provide crucial habitats for a wide range of aquatic taxa. We investigated patterns in fish assemblages across South Carolina's coastal plain, and developed statistical models to identify the dominant multiscale abiotic environmental factors that influence assemblage structure. Cluster and indicator species analyses of fish assemblage data collected at 208 wadeable streams indicated the presence of four predominant species associations that commonly occur in the South Atlantic coastal plain, which we termed the (1) fluvial, (2) Eastern Mudminnow, (3) centrarchid, and (4) nonfluvial assemblages. A random forest analysis indicated that geographic gradients and instream habitat variables associated with velocity, channel form, stream size, depth, and large wood generally played a greater role in distinguishing fish assemblages than catchment land cover. A follow‐up principal component analysis showed that these instream habitat variables showed weak relationships with current anthropogenic land‐cover conditions. We suggest several possible explanations for our findings, including (1) a sustained dynamic equilibrium among catchment, riparian, and instream conditions over time may encourage assemblage partitioning among differential instream habitats, (2) past landscape conditions may have a greater influence on current instream habitat conditions and fish assemblage structure than current landscape conditions, (3) weak relationships between catchment land cover and instream habitats may be common in low‐elevation regions, and (4) seasonal variation in hydrologic patterns may dominantly influence instream habitat conditions and fish assemblage structure. Our study adds essential information towards a better understanding of how South Atlantic coastal plain fish assemblages respond to environmental factors across multiple spatial scales. Such knowledge will help improve management and conservation strategies, as well as assist in the development of appropriate indicators for standardized evaluations of ecological integrity.

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“…Three articles reported on cases of ecological landscape degradation and/or rejuvenation. The once extensive and largely forgotten mesic hardwood forests of the Carolina coastal plain are much reduced and not likely to be regenerated (Phillips, 1994). The island of Cebu in the Philippines has long been considered an extreme example of environmental degradation.…”

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Cltural landscapes and ecology, 1995–96: of oecumenics and nature(s)

Mathewson

1998

Progress in Human Geography

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This report is the first of three in a survey of recent work by geographers and their counterparts on cultural landscapes and ecology. Depending on definition and direction these rubrics could, or perhaps should, encompass much of what is being done by cultural geographers as well as those working on questions of human±environment or society±nature relations beyond the bounds of the categories culture and landscape. My core concern here, however, will be to present and comment on studies of cultural landscapes informed by ecological methods and perspectives. Much of this production falls within the purview of cultural ecology or its offshoots such as political ecology and various cognate fields including historical ecology, environmental history, landscape archaeology and landscape ecology. If this prospectus is less than ecumenical, it should still allow for looking at a wide range of material coming out of various traditions, camps and exploratory ventures that lay claims to these terms' terrain. Given that the topics`cultural landscapes and ecology' (in tandem) have not been previously featured in these progress reports, a bit of mapping of what has come before might be useful. It will also require mentioning some publications prior to 1995 to set the stage for the past two years. In the first annual volume of Progress in Geography (1969±76), precursor to its current bifurcation along human and physical lines, Harold Brookfield (1969) wrote on`The environment as perceived'. Cultural ecology per se received scant mention, and cultural landscape none at all. During this period Brookfield (1964) was concerned to move beyond the Berkeley school's fielding of cultural landscape studies and on to more systemic and nomothetic pursuits. In the third volume O'Riordan (1971) reported on`Environmental management', a category that has enjoyed some 17 surveys since 1977 under the same and variant titles in Progress in Human Geography. A sampling of titles and authors includes:`Natural resources and their management' * c Arnold 1998 0309±1325(98)PH186PR

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Forgotten Hardwood Forests of the Coastal Plain

Cited by 11 publications

References 15 publications

DEMOGRAPHIC SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS RESTRICT LOCAL ADAPTATION IN ELLIOTT'S BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ELLIOTTII)

DEMOGRAPHIC SOURCE-SINK DYNAMICS RESTRICT LOCAL ADAPTATION IN ELLIOTT'S BLUEBERRY (VACCINIUM ELLIOTTII)

Multiscale Environmental Influences on Fish Assemblage Structure of South Atlantic Coastal Plain Streams

Cltural landscapes and ecology, 1995–96: of oecumenics and nature(s)

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