Changes in Forest Composition and Structure across the Red Spruce-Hardwood Ecotone in the Central Appalachians

Autor:	Steven L. Stephenson, Harold S. Adams, Adam W. Rollins, Dabney S. Lancaster
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Geography Ecology Period (geology) Hardwood Plant community Spatial variability Forestry Plant Science Ecotone Quadrat Transect Belt transect
Zdroj:	Castanea. 75:303-314
ISSN:	1938-4386 0008-7475
DOI:	10.2179/09-052.1
Popis:	During the period of 1992 to 1994, ten belt transects, each consisting of a series of contiguous 10 3 10 m (100 m 2 ) quadrats, were established and sampled at seven study sites in southwestern Virginia and eastern central West Virginia. Each transect extended from a red spruce-dominated community through the ecotone and into the adjacent hardwood community. In 2004 and 2005, these same transects were resampled in order to assess changes that had occurred. As a general trend, red spruce either maintained its ecological status or increased in number in all size classes, with noticeable expansion into the hardwood community at some study sites.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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