Andrew J. Bennett,^1,*,** Warren C. Conway,^2,*** Christopher E. Comer,^1,**** Hans M. Williams,^1,***** Scott B. Bosworth<sup>3,******

1</sup>1 Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture Stephen F. Austin State University 419 E. Colleg
²2Department of Natural Resources Management, Texas Tech University Mail Stop 2125 Lubbock, TX 79409-
³3Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area 21187 CR 4106 Lindal

^* Corresponding author: abennett409@gmail.com(281) 727-6737
^**Andrew Bennett is a recent graduate with an MS in Forestry and Wildlife Management from Stephen F. Austin State University. His principle career interests include botany and plant ecology.
^***Warren Conway is currently the Bricker Endowed Chair in Wildlife Management at Texas Tech University, but was a Professor of Wildlife Management at SFASU during this research. He received his BS from the University of Rhode Island, and his MS and PhD from Texas Tech University. Primarily a wildlife ecologist, he has maintained a consistent research focus on exotic invasive plant ecology, control, and management since 1995.
^****Christopher Comer is an Associate Professor of Wildlife Management at SFASU who received his MS from the Pennsylvania State University and PhD from the University of Georgia. His recent research projects focus on bottomland forest management for non-game wildlife and urban wildlife population dynamics.
^*****Hans Williams serves as Associate Dean and Professor of Forestry at SFASU. He completed his MS in Forestry at Clemson University and PhD at Auburn University and currently specializes in wetland forest delineation, restoration, and functional assessment and physiological response of trees to environmental stresses.
^****** Scott B. Bosworth is a Natural Resource Specialist at the Old Sabine Bottom Wildlife Management Area with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Scott earned a BS in Biology from Sam Houston State University and an MS in Wildlife and Fisheries Management from West Virginia University. His current research interests include bottomland hardwood forest ecology and management.