The Effect of Sampling Scale on the Detection of Interspecific Patterns in a Hemlock-hardwood Forest Herb Stratum
- 1 January 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in The American Midland Naturalist
- Vol. 113 (1) , 138-145
- https://doi.org/10.2307/2425355
Abstract
The herb layer of a mature hemlock-hardwood forest was sampled with: systematically located quadrats and transects extending radially from herb-patch centers. Association analysis of the quadrats detected a different type of interspecific relationship than correlation analysis. Herb-patch transect analysis revealed interspecific patterns which do not always appear in association or correlation analysis. These differences reflect primarily the numerous scales of pattern operating within the forest herb community.This publication has 10 references indexed in Scilit:
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