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Vegetation And Environment In An Adjacent Post Oak Flatwoods And Barrens In Indiana, Rebecca W. Dolan, Eric S. Menges
Vegetation And Environment In An Adjacent Post Oak Flatwoods And Barrens In Indiana, Rebecca W. Dolan, Eric S. Menges
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To compare adjacent post oak flatwoods and barrens communities in south-western Indiana, we used vegetational, environmental and fire history data in multivariate analyses. Barrens had greater dominance by post oak and lower tree species richness, but variation in tree species composition was not strongly related to soil moisture, litter depth or other environmental gradients measured. Tree growth has been slow and variable, with little difference between the barrens and flatwoods. Barrens and flatwoods differ in herb species composition, but with considerable overlap. In the barrens, herbaceous vegetation composition was correlated with tree basal area, litter depth and soil moisture; in …