Date of Award
Spring 1972
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Biological Sciences
Program/Concentration
Biology
Committee Director
Gerald F. Levy
Committee Member
Paul J. Homsher
Committee Member
Charlotte A. Schwab
Call Number for Print
Special Collections LD4331.B46 W33
Abstract
Vegetational composition and environmental parameters were analyzed. for 14 stands. Cluster diagrams based on index of similarity values illustrated interstand relationships. The Index of Fluctuation was developed for the analysis of intrastand dynamics. Based on the densities and numbers of species of trees and saplings within a stand, it indicated degree of compositional stability. It was concluded that present vegetation is divided into relatively distinct communities which have resulted, at least in part, from disturbance.
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DOI
10.25777/45hm-ar73
Recommended Citation
Walker, Susan W..
"Plant Succession in the Great Dismal Swamp of Virginia"
(1972). Master of Science (MS), Thesis, Biological Sciences, Old Dominion University, DOI: 10.25777/45hm-ar73
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/biology_etds/323