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Photosynthetic Potential of Laurel Oak Seedlings Following Canopy Manipulation

McLeon, K. W. and Burke, M. K. IN: Proceedings of the 12th biennial southern silvicultural research conference, p. 513-519. USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station, General Technical Report SRS-71. Kristina F. Connor, ed. 2004.

Abstract— The theory of forest gap dynamics predicts that replacement individuals are those that can most fully use the light environment of a gap. Along the Coosawhatchie River in South Carolina, 12 canopy gaps were identified in a bottomland hardwood forest dominated by laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia Michaux). Each gap was enlarged to a uniform size by girdling large trees and removing smaller ones.


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Author(s): K. W. McLeon, Marianne K. Burke

Section: Seedling Physiology and Morphology