Native plants and communities and exotic plants within the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area

Steven D. Olson; Michael A. Homoya; Elizabeth L. Shimp

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Native plants and communities and exotic plants within the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Steven D. Olson, Michael A. Homoya, Elizabeth L. Shimp

Year:

2004

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 267 p.

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Abstract

The diverse natural communities in the Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological Assessment Area include forests, barrens, cliffs, wetlands, and streams. Communities are described based on their dominant and characteristic canopy and understory species as well as abiotic factors. An assessment of the global and state status of plant species is presented; the viability of over 360 species is threatened in the region. A review of 26 exotic plant species in the region is also presented.

Parent Publication

The Hoosier-Shawnee Ecological assessment

Keywords

Hoosier National Forest, Shawnee National Forest, exotic, plant communities

Citation

Olson, Steven D.; Homoya, Michael A.; Shimp, Elizabeth L. 2004. Native plants and communities and exotic plants within the Hoosier-Shawnee ecological assessment area. Gen. Tech. Rep. NC-244. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Research Station. 267 p.