Student University of Alabama Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States
We examined the structure and composition of woody plant assemblages in undisturbed, wind-disturbed, and compound-disturbed (windthrow and salvage logging) portions of a single stand twelve growing seasons post-disturbance. The successional trajectories of the disturbance classes appeared to be diverging and exhibited greater compositional differences than at two growing seasons.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion, participants will be able to describe differences in woody plant composition, structure, and biodiversity between wind-disturbed and compound-disturbed portions of a Quercus alba stand.
Upon completion, participants will be able to contrast the long-term disturbance recovery trajectories of a stand impacted by single and compound disturbances.
