The Vegetation of Wisconsin: An Ordination of Plant CommunitiesOne of the most important contributions in the field of plant ecology during the twentieth century, this definitive survey established the geographical limits, species compositions, and as much as possible of the environmental relations of the communities composing the vegetation of Wisconsin. |
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Introduction | 3 |
Environment | 25 |
Plant communities and their distribution | 49 |
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Acer acre americana Asclepias aspen Aster average balsam fir basswood Betula birch boreal forest bracken-grasslands bur oak canadensis canopy Carex cedar cent composition conifer Curtis dominants Driftless Area dry prairies dry-mesic dunes Ecology Euphorbia corollata Figure fire flora floristic frequently Galium glacial gradient grass grassland hardwoods hemlock Index of Homogeneity index of similarity indicated jack pine Lake land layer lowland major mesic forests mesic prairies modal species moisture northern number of species oak forest oak openings original P.E.L. study peat plant communities Plate present prevalent species Quercus red oak region River sand barrens savanna sedge sedge meadow seedlings seeds shrubs Smilacina racemosa soil Solidago Species density Species Pres spruce stands sugar maple surface swamps Table tension zone Tilia americana tion trees upland values vegetation Vilas County virginiana weed wet prairies wet-mesic white pine xeric