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Relationships Between Overstory Species And Community Classification Of The Sipsey Wilderness, Alabama, Brian P. Oswald, Lianjun Zhang, Thomas Green

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A total of 2314 trees was sampled from 170 randomly located plots to investigate ecological community relationships and species similarities of the vegetation covering the 12 000 ha Sipsey Wilderness in Alabama. Thirty-two tree species, 14 vegetation types and 10 landtypes were identi®ed. Within each plot, the species were ranked based on their basal area to determine the relative importance of the species. A variety of species including white oak (Quercus alba L.), post oak (Quercus stellata Wangenh.), chestnut oak (Quercus prinus L.), northern red oak (Quercus rubra L.), red maple (Acer rubrum L.), sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.), loblolly …