Background Complexity in landscape structure is often assessed using individual metrics related to ecological processes.However,this rarely incorporates important relationships among metrics and may miss landscape str...
We are grateful for funding provided by the Joseph W.Jones Ecological Research Center at Ichauway,Robert W.Woodruff Foundation,and the Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources at the University of Georgia.
Background:Pine savannas are primarily managed with frequent prescribed fire(≤3 years)to promote diversity of flora and fauna,and to maintain open,park-like conditions needed by species such as the endangered red-coc...