A Comparison of the Beta Diversity Function on the Overstory and Herbaceous Understory of a Deciduous Forest
Bratton SP. 1975. A Comparison of the Beta Diversity Function on the Overstory and Herbaceous Understory of a Deciduous Forest. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 152(2):55 - 60
Beta diversity (change per unit environmental gradient of overstory and understory in deciduous forests) in a gray beech forest differed along a moisture gradient. The two functions were neither linear nor parallel. The methods and findings are expressed in mathematical formulae.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bratton, Susan
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- American beech (Fagus grandifolia), Diversity, Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, Plant Studies, Vegetation