Diversity in tree species in Southeastern Ohio Betula nigra L. Communities |
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Authors: | Larry D Cribben Dina D Scacchetti |
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Institution: | 1. Biology Department, Montclair State College, 07043, Upper Montclair, N.J., USA
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Abstract: | Quantitative data were obtained for arboreal species within 50 lowland forests in southeastern Ohio. Thirty-seven communities were dominated by Betula nigra L. and 13 were dominated by Acer saccharinum L. The acidic soils collected from B. nigra communities contained toxic concentrations of exchangeable Al and low concentrations of Ca and Mg. Tree species diversity (Shannon-Weaver index) and species equitability were inversely related to high concentrations of exchangeable Al and H and directly related to high concentrations of exchangeable Ca and Mg and an increase in soil pH. |
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