Forests of the central and southern Appalachians and eastern Virginia having beech as a major component

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ABSTRACT

Quantitative data on composition and structure of the tree stratum were collected from fifty forest communities in eastern, western, and southwestern Virginia, eastern West Virginia and the western part of the Great Smoky Mountains having American beech (Fagus grandifolia) as a major [IV > or = 17.5 (of 100)] component. Forty-eight different species of trees were tallied in these communities. Basal area of trees (m^sup 2^/ha) ranged from 16.3 to 58.2, whereas density of trees (N/ha) ranged from 198 to 1,820. Average density was lowest in eastern Virginia (369) and highest in ...

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