Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ohiou11135818542021-08-03T05:43:08Z Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio Harrelson, Sarah Invasive Species Flora (Ohio) Ant-dispersed species Medicinal Herbs Land Use History Herb Layer <p>This study documented the terrestrial vascular flora of Strouds Run State Park (SRSP) in Athens Co., Ohio, and compared it with an earlier flora of the same area completed in 1957. Differences in the species composition of the herb layer between mixed mesic and oak forest and between differently aged stands were analyzed using NMS ordination. Over the course of two growing seasons (2003 and 2004), 624 species in 106 families were found in SRSP. The number and abundance of invasive species increased since 1957, but the percentage of species that are exotic decreased. The abundance of some ant-dispersed species increased, some decreased, and some remained the same. The abundance of most medicinal herb species has changed little since 1957, with the exception of goldenseal ( <em>Hydrastis Canadensis</em> ), which has greatly increased. An NMS ordination of the herb-layer species composition of plots showed a clear separation between mesic and oak forest, and between young and old stands. Separation between mesic and oak forest may be due to moisture differences; however, soil moisture was not measured in this study. A significant difference (p < 0.05) in litter accumulation and the amount of canopy cover may explain the separation of old and young stands in mesic forests, but the age separation in oak forests was not explained by the results of this study.</p> 2005-04-19 English text Ohio University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1113581854 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1113581854 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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Invasive Species Flora (Ohio) Ant-dispersed species Medicinal Herbs Land Use History Herb Layer Harrelson, Sarah Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio |
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Harrelson, Sarah |
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Harrelson, Sarah |
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Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio |
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Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio |
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Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio |
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Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio |
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Floristic Survey of the Terrestrial Vascular Flora of Strouds Run State Park, Athens County, Ohio |
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floristic survey of the terrestrial vascular flora of strouds run state park, athens county, ohio |
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Ohio University / OhioLINK |
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2005 |
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