COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, AND DYNAMICS OF VEGETATION IN FIFTEEN BEAVER-IMPACTED WETLANDS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

COMPOSITION, STRUCTURE, AND DYNAMICS OF VEGETATION IN FIFTEEN BEAVER-IMPACTED WETLANDS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS

Quantitative investigations of vegetational composition and structure in 15 beaver-impacted wetlands in Franklin and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts, were conducted between 1980 and 1995. Four wetland types were identified based on species composition. Five distinctive physiographic zones, each wi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Rhodora 2001-06, Vol.103 (915), p.293-320
Hauptverfasser: McMaster, Robert T., McMaster, Nancy D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Dams
Plant communities
Shrubs
Synecology
Taxa
Vegetation
Vegetation structure
Water depth
Water tables
Wetlands
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Zusammenfassung:Quantitative investigations of vegetational composition and structure in 15 beaver-impacted wetlands in Franklin and Hampshire Counties, Massachusetts, were conducted between 1980 and 1995. Four wetland types were identified based on species composition. Five distinctive physiographic zones, each with a characteristic assemblage of plant species, and three successional pathways were observed in the study sites. While soil moisture is clearly a strong influence on plant community structure and composition in beaver-impacted wetlands, hydrological dynamics including frequency, duration, and extent of flooding appear more influential than depth to water table.
ISSN:0035-4902
1938-3401