James L. Buckner

Sawtooth oak (Quercus acutissima) seedlings of unknown provenance were planted on International Paper Company's Southlands Experiment Forest, Bainbridge, Georgia, on 2 sites, an old-field and a wild-land site. Treatments consisted of all oak, oak and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), all pine, cultivation, and fertilization. After 9 years, pine was significantly larger (P < 0.05) than oak on both sites. On the old-field site neither cultivation nor fertilization showed a significant influence on the growth of either species. However, on the wild-land site cultivation significantly increased...

Seasonal usage by bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) of plant foods affected by prescribed fire management was investigated in southwestern Georgia and northern Florida. The early spring diet changed quickly from greenery to grass seeds (particularly Panicum spp.), while fruits from woody plants predominated in summer. The fall-winter diet was dependent on rainfall during flowering and fruiting periods of forbs and on periodic hard mast crops. An inverse relationship existed (P<0.05, r = -0.54) between consumption of legumes (Fabaceae) and oak mast (Quercus spp.); acorns apparently were...

Thanite (82% isobornyl thiocyanoacetate) has been used as a fish management tool on International Paper Company's Southlands Experiment Forest since 1968. Annually, Experiment Forest personnel successfully move 2.000 to 4,000 largemouth bass (Micropterus sa/moides) with an 0.8 to I ppm (active ingredient) mixture of 80%Thanite - 20% Atlox 1045-A. Collection and survival percentages are higher when water temperatures are less than 70°F. Collected fish are placed in cans of untreated water in collection boats and later transferred to an aerated holding tank. Recovery in the tank is usually...

A habitat evaluation system which employs a systematic plot survey of each stand or unit of a tract to be evaluated is described. Scores are recorded by individual species and stand and/or tract values reflecting habitat quality are quantified. From these values and other observed information, a precise management plan can be written.