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Survey Of Exotic Plants Along The Blue Ridge Parkway Between Lower Otter Creek And Sunset Field, Cynthia Diane Gastineau Lane
Survey Of Exotic Plants Along The Blue Ridge Parkway Between Lower Otter Creek And Sunset Field, Cynthia Diane Gastineau Lane
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The objective of this study was to identify and inventory exotic plant vegetation along a portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway and to determine which species, if any, are invading the adjacent forest and the extent to which these invasions occur. The methods used were derived from those developed by James Akerson at Shenandoah National Park in 1997. Six transects were studied along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Each transect included two to five 100 square meter plots. The first plot of each site was centered at the border between the mowed area and the natural area. The second plots were …