Why does Spruce not Invade the High Elevation Beech Forests of the Great Smoky Mountains?
Fuller RD. 1977. Why does Spruce not Invade the High Elevation Beech Forests of the Great Smoky Mountains?. University of Tennessee
Beech litter in degrading produces at least four acids, possibly making the soil toxic to the extent that it inhibits the growth of spruce seedlings. Animal destruction of the leaf litter and damping-off may also cause an increase in seed and seedling mortality.
- Type
- Academic
- Authors
- Fuller, Robert
- Date of Issue
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of Tennessee
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia), Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, GRSM-01748, Litter (Detritus), Plant Studies, Thesis, Toxins