SFE Webinar: Pine Savanna Restoration and Ecosystem Services

*Pine Savanna Restoration and Ecosystem Services*
Learn how restoring southeastern pine savanna ecosystems is bringing back important ecosystem services.
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A free one-hour webinar from Tall Timbers Research Station, the Southern Fire Exchange, and the University of Florida IFAS.
Presenters:
Cinnamon Dixon, Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy
Webinar Description:
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It is expected that restoring southeastern pine savannas will boost ecosystem services. However, the success of this restoration depends on how well we can restore ecosystems and their services, the speed at which ecosystems are restored, and the tradeoffs between restored ecosystems and other typical land uses. In this presentation, we’re comparing the services provided by pine savannas at various stages of restoration with those from reference pine savannas, as well as other common land uses like row-crop agriculture, improved pasture, pine plantations, and unmanaged forests. This presentation will be of interest to anyone working to manage old field ecosystems in the South.
Originally recorded February 2024.
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Hosted By:
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David Godwin, Southern Fire Exchange, University of Florida IFAS
Links and Resources:
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Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Program: talltimbers.or...
Research publication (pdf): www.srs.fs.usd...
Publication home: www.sciencedir...
Research publication summary: talltimbers.or...
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[@collegeguy14]

Why does the most compacted soil (ag fields) that you said doesn’t allow water to penetrate well, why does it have the most ground water recharge ability also?

[@SouthernFireExch]

Good question. Those factors do seem to contradict each other. She mentioned groundwater recharge was higher for ag due to the lower evapotranspiration even though the soil had a higher bulk density. It sounds like, plants are influencing the recharge more than the soil physical characteristics (bulk density). Agricultural practices seem to be impacting the soil bulk density quite a bit. (ua-cam.com/video/6lMbU46H_Tk/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared&t=1718). If you have additional questions, you might consider emailing Cinnamon directly.