3-5 Microbial biomass carbon versus net nitrogen mineralization rates as measured from
 26 differently aged stands.. ............ ...............65.....

3-6 Fungal biomass carbon ( C ) along a 1 10-year longleaf pine chronosequence as
 measured from 26 differently aged stands.. ............. ...............66.....

3-7 The fungal-to-microbial biomass ratio and fungal biomass carbon levels (means)
 during the earlier and later portions of chronosequence respectively, as measured
 from 26 differently aged stands along the 1 10-year longleaf pine chronosequence. .........66

4-1 Net nitrogen mineralization versus stand volume as measured from 26 differently
 aged stand s. .............. ...............8 2....

4-2 The fungal biomass (FB)-to-microbial biomass (MB) ratio versus stand height as
 measured from 26 differently aged stands. .............. ...............82....

4-3 Fungal biomass carbon (Cfb) versus stand basal area (BA) as measured from stands
 grouped within the mid-aged and mature age classes only ................. .......................83

4-4 Coarse woody debris accumulation versus fungal biomass carbon (Cfb) as measured
 from 26 differently aged stands.. ............ ...............83.....

4-5 Coleman Rarefaction index versus the fungal biomass (FB)-to-microbial biomass
 (MB) ratio as measured from 26 differently aged stands.. ............ .....................8

4-6 Shannon-Wiener diversity H' index versus the fungal biomass (FB)-to-microbial
 biomass (MB) ratio as measured from 26 differently aged stands.. ............ ..................84

5-1 Pine flat type determined by a three-dimensional ordination biplot derived from
 Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) of 192 plots using understory plant
 species abundance and soil biogeochemical data including the Pt. Washington
 restoration site ................. ...............105................

5-2 A threer-dimensional ordination biplot derived from Canonical Correspondence
 Analysis (CCA) of 192 plots using understory plant species abundance and soil
 biogeochemical data collected within the young, mid-aged, mature age class, and the
 Pt. W ashington restoration site. ............. ...............106....

5-3 Monthly variation of total nitrogen mineralization, ammonification and nitrification
 rates (mg-l kg-l month- ) obtained from field incubation of soils (untreated) during 14
 months before and after the 2002 treatments. ................. ...._.._ ............. .......0

5-4 Net nitrogen mineralization means mg (NH4+ + NO3-) / kg-l soil / month for the
 control, Oust: sulfometuron methyl, Velpar: hexazinone, sulfometuron methyl-
 hexazinone mix and Arsenal: imazapyr. ......__....._.__._ ............. ..........10