Brownfield Woods, Illinois: Woody Vegetation and Changes Since 1960

1 October 1977

journal article
research article
Published by JSTOR in The American Midland Naturalist

Vol. 98 (2) , 469-476
https://doi.org/10.2307/2424995

Abstract

The 3rd 100% inventory of Brownfield Woods in Champaign County, Illinois [USA] was completed in 1975. These periodic inventories demonstrate that the woodland is a dynamic, changing community. Pioneer oaks, primarily bur and chinkapin (Quercus macrocarpa Michx and Q. muehlenbergii), which previously dominated the community, are gradually being replaced by maple, buckeye and elm. Sugar maple (Acer saccharum Marsh.) is currently dominant in the woodland and should remain so due to the large proportion of maples in the seedling and sapling stages of the community.

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