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dc.contributor.authorMiwa, Masatoen_US
dc.creatorMississippi State Universityen_US
dc.creatorWetlands Research Program (U.S.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-03-23T20:10:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-03-23T20:10:05Zen_US
dc.date.issued1995-10en_US
dc.identifier.govdocTechnical Report WRP-RE-14en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11681/6475en_US
dc.descriptionTechnical Reporten_US
dc.description.abstractThe majority acreage of bottomland hardwood forests in the lower Mississippi Valley have been cleared. Several Government programs now encourage reforestation of formerly cleared areas, especially to large seeded tree species. Research is needed to identify optimal planting methodologies to utilize soil and hydrologic gradients and species diversity if bottomland forests are to be economically reforested and managed. Cherrybark oak, Nuttall oak, Shumard oak, and water oak were direct seeded (December 1991) and seedling planted (March 1992) onto Dundee, Forestdale, and Sharkey soil plots. Replicated treatments were oak species, soil species, and planting methodology. Soil physical, hydrologic, and fertility properties were correlated with plant germination and growth for each species. Optimal soil moisture conditions during the spring and growing season of 1992 enhanced germination, survival, and growth and minimized treatment differences. Nuttall and water oak seemed to exhibit germination and growth patterns that may enhance their survival under more stressful growing conditions. Differences in soil type and planting methodology were generally nonsignificant.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPrepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsPreface......................................................................................................viii 1-Introduction..............................................................................................1 History and Trend of Wetlands....................................................................1 Wetland Regulation and Restoration..........................................................2 Justification.................................................................................................2 2-Materials and Methods............................................................................4 Materials.....................................................................................................4 Study location.............................................................................................4 Soil series...................................................................................................4 Seedlings and acorns.................................................................................5 Study design..............................................................................................5 Measurements............................................................................................8 Hydrology...................................................................................................8 Competition................................................................................................9 Soils...........................................................................................................9 Seedling performance...............................................................................11 Statistical analysis.....................................................................................11 3-Results and Discussion..........................................................................14 Hydrologic Characterization.......................................................................14 Precipitation and soil water status..............................................................14 Groundwater wells......................................................................................16 Flooding......................................................................................................18 Competition.................................................................................................18 Soil Characterization..................................................................................19 Soil physical properties..............................................................................19 Soil chemical properties.............................................................................22 Seedling and Acorn Performance..............................................................23 Controlled seedling and acorn viability tests..............................................23 Seedling and germinant survival................................................................24 Seedling and germinant growth.................................................................25 Relationship Between Plant Performance and Environmental Factors.....26 Soil temperature, soil water potential, and acorn germination...................26 Soil water potential and seedling survival..................................................27 Correlations Between Seedling Performance and Environmental Factors.28 Factors......................................................................................................28 Seasonal results.......................................................................................28 Biweekly results........................................................................................30 4-Conclusions...........................................................................................33 References................................................................................................34 Appendix A: Correlation Coefficients Tables..............................................A1 SF298en_US
dc.format.extent52 pagesen_US
dc.format.mediumPDFen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherU.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Stationen_US
dc.relationhttp://acwc.sdp.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/1040781en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesTechnical Report (Wetlands Research Program (U.S.)) ; no. Technical Report WRP-RE-14en_US
dc.rightsApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.en_US
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dc.subjectBottomland hardwooden_US
dc.subjectOaksen_US
dc.subjectForest restorationen_US
dc.subjectSharkey soilen_US
dc.subjectDelta (Miss. : Region)en_US
dc.subjectWetland restorationen_US
dc.subjectWetlandsen_US
dc.subjectForestsen_US
dc.subjectForestryen_US
dc.titleReestablishment of bottomland oak species in lower Mississippi Vally alluvial soilsen_US
dc.typeReporten_US
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