Forest Patch Size, Land Use, and Mesic Forest Herbs in the French Broad River Basin, North Carolina

Scott M. Pearson; Alan B. Smith; Monica G. Turner

Forest Patch Size, Land Use, and Mesic Forest Herbs in the French Broad River Basin, North Carolina

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Scott M. Pearson, Alan B. Smith, Monica G. Turner

Year:

1998

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

Castanea 63(3): 382-395. September 1998

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Abstract

The effect of forest fragmentation on cove-forest herbs was studied in the Southern Blue Ridge Province. Patches of mesic forests were sampled with 4 ha study plots. The coverage and density of herb species were greater in large patches (>200 ha) than in small patches (Citation Pearson, Scott M.; Smith, Alan B.; Turner, Monica G. 1998. Forest Patch Size, Land Use, and Mesic Forest Herbs in the French Broad River Basin, North Carolina. Castanea 63(3): 382-395. September 1998