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Groundlayer vegetation gradients across oak woodland canopy gaps
Author(s): N. B. Pavlovic, R. Grundel and W. Sluis
Month: Apr-Jun
Year: 2006
Journal: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society
Volume: 133
Issue: 2
Pages: 225-239
Article Topic(s): Community level survey, Disturbance
Research Setting(s): Forest
Species Referenced: Tradescantia ohiensis (Ohio spiderwort),
Abstract
Examines effects of woodland canopy gaps on the frequency of groundlayer plants in northwest Indiana. Tradescantia ohiensis decreased in frequency from canopy to gap, while Sorghastrum nutans was three times more frequent in gaps at large sites than elsewhere.Suggested Citation
N. B. Pavlovic, R. Grundel and W. Sluis. "Groundlayer vegetation gradients across oak woodland canopy gaps." Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 133.2 (2006): 225-239.Go back