Plant Communities in the Marshlands of Southeastern Louisiana
Penfound WT and Hathaway ES. 1938. Plant Communities in the Marshlands of Southeastern Louisiana. Ecological Monographs. 8(1):1-56
This study has involved 23 reconnaissance trips, 66 monthly visits to seven transects made during one annual cycle, and about twenty confirmatory trips subsequent to the routine investigation. On each trip noted, so far as possible, the relative abundance and phenology of each species in every community of the transect visited. Of the habitat factors we determined water level, salinity of surface water and soil water, and also the water content and organic matter in the upper 2 feet of soil. Although our quantitative data were obtained only from marshlands in the vicinity of New Orleans we believe that they represent in a general way conditions thoughout the Gulf Coastal Plain. The work has now been in progress for more than 4 years. During that time we have had the loyal cooperation of numerous assistants in the departments of Botany and Zoology of Tulane University, and we gratefully recognize their valuable contributions to the study.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Penfound, W; Hathaway, E
- Units
- JELA
- Keywords
- Marshes and Bogs, Plant Communities, Plant Studies, Southeast Louisiana