Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. The longleaf pine ecosystem : an overview / Shibu Jose, Eric J. Jokela and Deborah L. Miller -- 2. History and future of the longleaf pine ecosystem / Cecil Frost -- 3. Ecological classification of longleaf pine woodlands / Robert K. Peet -- 4. Longleaf pine regeneration ecology and methods / Dale G. Brockway, Kenneth W. Outcalt and William D. Boyer -- 5. Plant competition, facilitation, and other overstory-understory interactions in longleaf pine ecosystems / Timothy B. Harrington -- 6. Vertebrate faunal diversity of longleaf pine ecosystems / D. Bruce Means -- 7. Uneven-aged silviculture of longleaf pine / James M. Guldin -- 8. Longleaf pine growth and yield / John S. Kush, J. C. G. Goelz, Richard A. Williams, Douglas R. Carter and Peter E. Linehan -- 9. Restoring the overstory of longleaf pine ecosystems / Rhett Johnson and Dean Gjerstad -- 10. Restoring the ground layer of longleaf pine ecosystems / Joan L. Walker and Andrea M. Silletti -- 11. Reintroduction of fauna to longleaf pine ecosystems : opportunities and challenges / Ralph Costa and Roy S. DeLotelle -- 12. Spatial ecology and restoration of the longleaf pine ecosystem / Thomas S. Hoctor, Reed F. Noss, Larry D. Harris and K. A. Whitney -- 13. Longleaf pine restoration : economics and policy / Janaki R. R. Alavalapati, G. Andrew Stainback and Jagannadha R. Matta -- 14. Role of public-private partnership in restoration : a case study / Vernon Compton, J. Bachant Brown, M. Hicks and P. Penniman.