Ajay Sharma,^1,*,** Kimberly K. Bohn,^2,*** Shibu Jose,^3,**** Deborah L. Miller<sup>4,*****

1</sup>1University of Florida West Florida Research and Education Center 5988 Hwy 90, Bldg. 4900 Milton, FL
²2Penn State Extension, McKean County 17129 Rt. 6 Smethport, PA 16749
³3The School of Natural Resources University of Missouri 103 Anheuser Busch Natural Resources Bldg. C
⁴4University of Florida West Florida Research and Education Center 5988 Hwy 90, Bldg. 4900 Milton, FL

^*Corresponding author: ajay.sharma@ufl.edu;
^**Ajay Sharma is Assistant Professor of Applied Forest Ecology at the West Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida. He has a PhD in forest resources and conservation from the University of Florida at Gainesville. Over the past sixteen years, he and his team have conducted forestry and ecological research in diverse forest types of India and the United States. Most of his current research has primarily focused on restoration and management of southern pine ecosystems.
^***Kimberly Bohn is currently an Extension Educator in Forestry and Natural Resources with the Penn State Extension. Prior to this, she served as Assistant/Associate Professor of silviculture and forest ecology for nearly ten years at the West Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida. She holds a PhD in forestry from State University of New York (SUNY), and has extensive research experience in southern pine and hardwoods, as well as northern hardwood forests.
^****Shibu Jose is Professor and Director of The School of Natural Resources at the University of Missouri. Prior to this, he served as Director of The Center for Agroforestry for nearly eight years at the same university, and Assistant/Associate Professor of Forest Ecology at the University of Florida for more than 11 years. He received his BS in forestry from Kerala Agricultural University, India, and his MS and PhD in forest science from Purdue University. Over the past 23 years, he and his team have conducted extensive ecological research on forests and agroforests in many parts of the world.
^*****Deborah L. Miller is Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation at the West Florida Research and Education Center of the University of Florida. She received her PhD in Range Science from Texas A&M University. During the past 30 years, she has conducted research focused on community and landscape ecology and restoration in diverse ecosystems and habitats including southern pines, barrier islands, and wetlands.