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Vegetation disturbance and maintenance of diversity in intermittently flooded Carolina bays in South Carolina
Author(s): L. K. Kirkman and R. R. Sharitz
Month: Feb
Year: 1994
Publication Type: Article
Journal: Ecological Applications
Volume: 4
Issue: 1
Pages: 177-188
Article Topic(s): Community level survey, Disturbance, Germination, Rare plants, Restoration, Stress, Succession
Research Setting(s): Greenhouse, Wetland
Location: South Carolina
Species Referenced: Andropogon virginicus (Broomsedge),
Abstract
Examines the effects of fire regime and soil disturbance on the seed bank of coastal wetlands in south Carolina. Soil tillage increased species evenness and richness but burning did not affect diversity, evenness, or richness. When vegetation patches were dominated by a large perennial grass like Andropogon virginicus, the seed bank did not resemble the standing vegetation. Plant establishment after disturbance was attributed to seed banks, rhizomes, morphological plasticity during inundation, sexual reproduction following inundation, and perenniality coupled with early sexual maturity.Suggested Citation
L. K. Kirkman and R. R. Sharitz. "Vegetation disturbance and maintenance of diversity in intermittently flooded Carolina bays in South Carolina." Ecological Applications 4.1 (1994): 177-188.Go back