Composition and density-diameter pattern of an old-growth forest stand of the Boiling Springs Natural Area, South Carolina

A vegetation analysis of the tree component was conducted within the undisturbed, old-growth element of the Boiling Springs Natural Area, a Society of American Foresters Natural Area in the upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Compositionally, the tree component (stems greater than 7.6 cm dbh) is...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 1981-01, Vol.108 (3), p.347-353
Main Authors: Jones, Steven M., van Lear, David H., Cox, Silas K.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Forest canopy
Forest stands
Forestry
Liquidambar styraciflua
Old growth forests
Overstory
Pinus taeda
Swamps
Trees
Understory
Vegetation
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Summary:A vegetation analysis of the tree component was conducted within the undisturbed, old-growth element of the Boiling Springs Natural Area, a Society of American Foresters Natural Area in the upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina. Compositionally, the tree component (stems greater than 7.6 cm dbh) is dominated by sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). Within the old-growth element, the density-diameter distribution curve is of the rotated sigmoid form rather than the inversed J-shaped curve. Vertical structure, interaction between understory and overstory, species composition, and species life history characteristics contribute to this rotated sigmoid form.
ISSN:0040-9618
2325-8055
DOI:10.2307/2484714