Abstract
Literature on old-growth and second-growth forest vegetation of the Kentucky Karst Plain of Kentucky and Tennessee is reviewed, and this and other information is synthesized into a conceptual model that shows the various types of climax 'associations' along a topographic-moisture gradient. Further, the model shows the relationship of the forest vegetation to (deep-soil) barrens and xeric limestone prairies, and to the agricultural activities of the anthropogenically-dominated landscape of this physiographic region.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 322-335 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society |
Volume | 124 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
- Ecology
- Plant Science