Patterns of Overstory Composition in the Fir and Fir-Spruce Forests of the Great Smoky Mountains After Balsam Woolly Adelgid Infestation
Smith GF and Nicholas NS. 1998. Patterns of Overstory Composition in the Fir and Fir-Spruce Forests of the Great Smoky Mountains After Balsam Woolly Adelgid Infestation. The American Midland Naturalist. 139(2):340-352
Dead fir dominate the overstory of the higher elevations, while red spruce and hardwoods dominate the lower ones. Young live firs are expected to reach the overstory as the dead trees fall.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Smith, George; Nicholas, Niki
- Units
- GRSM
- Keywords
- Fraser's Fir (Abies fraseri), Great Smoky Mountains National Park NC TN, GRSM-00691, overstory composition, Plant Studies, Red Spruce (Picea rubens), Spruce-Fir Forest