Old-Growth Forest Plots for Long-Term Vegetation Monitoring on the Roaring Fork Watershed, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
White PS and Busing RT. 1990. Old-Growth Forest Plots for Long-Term Vegetation Monitoring on the Roaring Fork Watershed, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park Service. Gatlinburg, TN
A number of plots containing hardwoods and hemlocks were established. The purpose of the study was to allow the recording of long-term dynamics of the plots. Censusing at five and ten year intervals is recommended to assess change in forest composition.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- White, Peter; Busing, Richard
- Date of Issue
- 1990-11-14
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, Monitoring, Old Growth Forest, Plant Studies, SER, Southeast Region, Vegetation