Impacts of Military Training and Land Management on Threatened and Endangered Species in the Southeastern Fall Line Sandhills Communities
Abstract
This research evaluated effects of military training activities and forest management for the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) on the sustainability of Fall Line sandhills plant communities and associated threatened, endangered and sensitive (TES) plant species. The primary goals were to identify current management conditions for the sandhills communities on military installations and other federal lands, to assess tradeoffs and potential conflicts among species habitat sensitivities, and to provide recommendations to optimize land management objectives. The overall objectives were: (1) at the landscape scale, to assess whether military training and forest management of longleaf pine woodlands to promote RCW habitat (single species management) are appropriate for managing sandhills communities; and (2) at the species level, to determine how combinations of forest management and training activities affect individual TES species, including rare sandhills plants.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA512808
Entities
People
- Beverly S. Collins
- Donald W. Imm
- Kathryn R. Madden
- Rebecca R. Sharitz