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Stephen J. Murphy, Lívia D. Audino, James Whitacre, Jenalle L. Eck, John W. Wenzel, Simon A. Queensborough, and Liza S. Comita. 2015. Species associations structured by environment and land-use history promote beta-diversity in a temperate forest. Ecology 96:705–715. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/14-0695.1

Appendix F. Species list for 2007–2008 vegetation survey at Powdermill Nature Reserve.

Table F. Species recorded in the tree census. Abundances for each species are reported as total number of individuals, as well as the standard shade tolerance class of each species.

Species

Family

Code

Shade Tolerance*

Abundance

Acer negundo L.

Aceraceae

ACNE2

Tolerant

2

Acer pensylvanicum L.

Aceraceae

ACPE

Very tolerant

267

Acer rubrum L.

Aceraceae

ACRU

Tolerant

11421

Acer saccharinum L.

Aceraceae

ACSA2

Tolerant

32

Acer saccharum Marshall

Aceraceae

ACSA3

Very tolerant

4972

Acer spicatum Lam.

Aceraceae

ACSP2

Tolerant

4

Amelanchier arborea (Michx. f.) Fernald

Rosaceae

AMAR3

Tolerant

191

Amelanchier laevis Wiegand

Rosaceae

AMLA

Tolerant

2

Aralia spinosa L.

Araliaceae

ARSP2

Very intolerant

3

Betula alleghaniensis Britton

Betulaceae

BEAL2

Intermediate

688

Betula lenta L.

Betulaceae

BELE

Intolerant

2709

Carpinus caroliniana Walter

Betulaceae

CACA18

Very tolerant

58

Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch

Juglandaceae

CACO15

Intolerant

203

Carya glabra (Mill.) Sweet

Juglandaceae

CAGL8

Intermediate

84

Carya ovata (Mill.) K. Koch

Juglandaceae

CAOV2

Intermediate

382

Castanea dentata (Marshall) Borkh.

Fagaceae

CADE12

Intermediate

15

Cornus florida L.

Cornaceae

COFL2

Very tolerant

92

Corylus americana Walter

Betulaceae

COAM3

Tolerant

1

Crataegus spp.

Rosaceae

CRATUK

31

Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.

Fagaceae

FAGR

Very tolerant

1437

Fraxinus americana L.

Oleaceae

FRAM2

Tolerant

521

Fraxinus nigra Marshall

Oleaceae

FRNI

Intolerant

1

Hamamelis virginiana L.

Hamamelidaceae

HAVI4

Very tolerant

28

Juglans nigra L.

Juglandaceae

JUNI

Intolerant

2

Kalmia latifolia L.

Ericaceae

KALA

Very tolerant

16

Liriodendron tulipifera L.

Magnoliacea

LITU

Intolerant

4142

Magnolia acuminata (L.) L.

Magnoliacea

MAAC

Intermediate

1239

Malus sp.

Rosaceae

MALUS

Intolerant

41

Nyssa sylvatica Marshall

Cornaceae

NYSY

Tolerant

1976

Ostrya virginiana (Mill.) K. Koch

Betulaceae

OSVI

Tolerant

89

Platanus occidentalis L.

Platanaceae

PLOC

Intermediate

18

Populus grandidentata Michx.

Salicaceae

POGR4

Very intolerant

3

Prunus serotina Ehrh.

Rosaceae

PRSE2

Intolerant

2985

Quercus alba L.

Fagaceae

QUAL

Intermediate

423

Quercus bicolor Willd.

Fagaceae

QUBI

Intermediate

1

Quercus coccinea Münchh.

Fagaceae

QUCO2

Very intolerant

23

Quercus imbricaria Michx.

Fagaceae

QUIM

Intolerant

2

Quercus montana L.

Fagaceae

QUMO4

Intermediate

699

Quercus rubra L.

Fagaceae

QURU

Intermediate

1296

Quercus velutina Lam.

Fagaceae

QUVE

Intermediate

12

Rhododendron arborescens (Pursh) Torr.

Ericaceae

RHAR3

Very tolerant

2

Rhododendron maximum L.

Ericaceae

RHMA4

Very tolerant

2

Robinia hispida L.

Fabaceae

ROHI

Very intolerant

22

Robinia pseudoacacia L.

Fabaceae

ROPS

Very intolerant

185

Sassafras albidum (Nutt.) Nees

Lauraceae

SAAL5

Intolerant

399

Tilia americana L.

Tiliaceae

TIAM

Tolerant

256

Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carrière

Pinaceae

TSUGA

Very tolerant

163

Ulmus americana L.

Ulmaceae

ULAM

Intermediate

81

Ulmus rubra Muhl.

Ulmaceae

ULRU

Tolerant

37

 

 

 

 

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