J. Leighton Reid,^1,*,** Nels J. Holmberg,^2,*** Matthew Albrecht,^1,**** Sandra Arango-Caro,^3,***** Olivia Hajek,^4,****** Quinn Long,^5,******* James Trager<sup>5,********

1</sup>1Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd., St
²2530 W. Whiskey Creek Rd., Washington, MO 63090
³3Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 975 N Warson Rd., St. Louis, MO 63132
⁴4Biology Department, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187
⁵5Shaw Nature Reserve, 307 Pinetum Loop Rd., Gray Summit, MO 63039

^*Corresponding author: leighton.reid@mobot.org; 314-577-9473 ext. 76513
^**Leighton Reid is an assistant scientist in the Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development at the Missouri Botanical Garden. His research focuses on restoration ecology in temperate and tropical terrestrial ecosystems. He received his PhD from University of California Santa Cruz.
^***Nels Holmberg is an ecologist and sheep farmer. His research interests include effects of fire on plant species diversity and surveys for rare Missouri vascular plants and bryophytes. He received an MS in Biology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
^****Matthew Albrecht is an associate scientist in the Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development at Missouri Botanical Garden. His research focuses on the ecology and conservation of rare plant populations and communities. He received a PhD from Ohio University.
^*****Sandra Arango-Caro is an Education Programs Facilitator at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center in St. Louis, Missouri. Her research interests include processes involved in forest regeneration such as seed dispersal, seed predation, herbivory and plant invasion. She received a PhD in Biology from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
^******Olivia Hajek recently completed a BS in Biology at the College of William and Mary; she is currently pursuing a PhD in Ecology at Colorado State University. Her research interests broadly include disturbance ecology and ecosystem ecology.
^*******Quinn Long is the Director of the Missouri Botanical Garden's Shaw Nature Reserve. His research interests include fire ecology, invasive species, rare plant conservation, and restoration of grassland and woodland natural communities. He received a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Kansas.
^********James Trager is a naturalist and restoration ecologist at Missouri Botanical Garden's Shaw Nature Reserve. He received a PhD from the University of Florida.