Bryophyte response to eastern hemlock decline caused by hemlock woolly adelgid infestation
Cleavitt NL, Eschtruth AK, Battles JJ, Fahey TJ. 2008. Bryophyte response to eastern hemlock decline caused by hemlock woolly adelgid infestation. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 135(1):12-25
This study considers the response of bryophytes to hemlock decline associated with hemlock woolly adelgid infestation in two forest stands in Delaware Water Gap NRA. Seventy-two plots were sampled initially in 1994-1995 and re-measured in 2003 and 2006 following hemlock decline. Bryophyte richness increased. Bryophytes responded to increased levels of light through a greater frequency of species occurring on coarse woody debris and to a lesser extent on bare soil in the plots.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Cleavitt, Natalie; Eschtruth, Anne; Battles, John; Fahey, Timothy
- Units
- DEWA
- Keywords
- Bryophyte, course woody debris, eastern hemlock, Forest, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, Tsuga canadensis
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Infestations and Disease | Insect Pests , Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Forest/Woodland Communities