Front. For. Glob. Change Frontiers in Forests and Global Change Front. For. Glob. Change 2624-893X Frontiers Media S.A. 10.3389/ffgc.2022.841502 Forests and Global Change Editorial Editorial: Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference Willis John L. 1 * Dean Thomas J. 2 1Southern Research Station, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service, Auburn, AL, United States 2School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, LA, United States

Edited and reviewed by: Manfred J. Lexer, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Austria

 *Correspondence: John L. Willis john.willis@usda.gov

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 Editorial on the Research Topic Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference silviculture forest management prescribed fire functional ecology forest ecology

The Proceedings of the 21st Biennial Southern Silviculture Research Conference provides a collection of seven studies identifying a variety of factors influencing stand dynamics in the southeastern United States. While forest management was the central theme of this Research Topic, the studies within derive from a diverse set of biological disciplines including silviculture, fire ecology, plant physiology, functional ecology, forest ecology, plant physiology, and forest genetics. Moreover, the body of research presented in this Research Topic can help inform management decisions on broad conservation issues including forest tree improvement, bioenergy plantation establishment, longleaf pine conservation, prescribed fire efficacy, and invasive species impacts on native vegetation.

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