Disturbance, Succession, and Structural Development of an Upland Hardwood Forest on the Interior Low Plateau, Tennessee

摘要: ABSTRACT: An appreciation for the importance of structural complexity, combined with acknowledgment that stands complex structures are uncommon compared to pre-European settlement estimates, has led a growing interest in restoring late-successional forests. The success these projects is dependent upon our understanding variability structure and disturbance events produced this structure. We quantified woody species composition, stand structure, canopy history, Quercus establishment accession patterns document processes resulted conditions an upland hardwood forest Tennessee. established mid-1800s exhibited characteristics were within range what been reported from other forests region. overstory was dominated by prinus, but Acer saccharum most abundant species. recruitment continuous fr...