Natural establishment of woody species on abandoned agricultural fields in the lower Mississippi Valley: first- and second-year results
General Technical Report SRS
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Abstract
The natural establishment of woody seedlings on abandoned agricultural fields was investigated at sites in Louisiana and Mississippi. Series of disked and undisked plots originating at forest edges and oriented in cardinal directions were established on fields at each site. During the firest 2 years, seedling recruitment was dominated by sweetgum, sugarberry, and elms at both sites. Seedling establishment was strongly affected by direction from mature forest and disking, and to a slightly lesser degree by distance from mature forest. Slightly under half of the variation in seedling numbers per plot was explained by the effects of direction, distance, and disking, indicating that other factors also may play an important role in seedling recruitment.
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Allen, J.A., McCoy, J., Keeland, B.D., 1998, Natural establishment of woody species on abandoned agricultural fields in the lower Mississippi Valley: first- and second-year results: General Technical Report SRS 20, 6 p.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Title | Natural establishment of woody species on abandoned agricultural fields in the lower Mississippi Valley: first- and second-year results |
| Series title | General Technical Report SRS |
| Series number | 20 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Publisher location | Asheville, NC |
| Contributing office(s) | National Wetlands Research Center, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center |
| Description | 6 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Report |
| Larger Work Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Larger Work Title | Proceedings of the Ninth Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference |
| First page | 263 |
| Last page | 268 |