. The composition and dynamics of a beech maple climax community. Forest ecology; Forest dynamics; Natural history. 12 13 14, 15 16 > 17 18 19 20 21 ^~Z2. 36 37 38 39 QUADRATS 8*10 METERS (* FEET) — TREE SIZES DIAGRAMMED LARGER THAN SCALE ^jDIAMETER. V_y40IN.() /^DIAMETER. ^SoiAMETER n DIAMETER ^DIAMETER J*Q IN. ( CM) -^30IN.() W 20 IN. ( CM.) 10 IN. ( CM.) Fig. 13. Belt transect. into the present beech-hemlock territory, but becomes less marked as the best hemlock development is reached. Practically all down timber in the transect is hemlock. 4. Reproducti
. The composition and dynamics of a beech maple climax community. Forest ecology; Forest dynamics; Natural history. 12 13 14, 15 16 > 17 18 19 20 21 ^~Z2. 36 37 38 39 QUADRATS 8*10 METERS (* FEET) — TREE SIZES DIAGRAMMED LARGER THAN SCALE ^jDIAMETER. V_y40IN.() /^DIAMETER. ^SoiAMETER n DIAMETER ^DIAMETER J*Q IN. ( CM) -^30IN.() W 20 IN. ( CM.) 10 IN. ( CM.) Fig. 13. Belt transect. into the present beech-hemlock territory, but becomes less marked as the best hemlock development is reached. Practically all down timber in the transect is hemlock. 4. Reproduction of both beech and sugar maple, as represented by sap- lings and young growth in the transect is good. Reproduction of hemlock is poor—almost negligible. 5. The presence of large tulip, tupelo, cucumber, and chestnut is noted—the tulip outside the beech-hemlock territory, the other species as- sociated with the hemlocks. The presence of oaks is noted as the edge of the blufT is reached. 6. Red maple appears as a rather constant but not important element in the transect. A consideration of the age of the community under study may shed some additional light on the dynamics of succession. Table 8 shows the distribu- tion of the most important tree species through certain size classes. It will be noted that all of the species here shown exhibit a peak of numbers in what might be called the middle size classes, with diminishing numbers to- ward both larger and smaller sizes. Although not shown in this table it is a fact that both beech and sugar maple show much larger numbers in smaller sizes than those included in Table 8. This is shown by the counts. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Williams, Arthur Baldwin, 1874-. Cleveland, Ohio : [Cleveland Museum of Natural History]
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