Landscape variation of seasonal pool plant communities in forests of northern Minnesota, USA

Brian J. J. Palik; Dwight E. Streblow; Leanne M. Egeland; Richard Buech

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Landscape variation of seasonal pool plant communities in forests of northern Minnesota, USA

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Authors:

Brian J. J. Palik, Dwight E. Streblow, Leanne M. Egeland, Richard Buech

Year:

2007

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Wetlands. 27(1): 12-23.

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Abstract

Seasonal forest pools are abundant in the northern Great Lakes forest landscape, but the range of variation in their plant communities and the relationship of this variation to multi-scale landscape features remains poorly quantified. We examined seasonal pools in forests of northern Minnesota USA with the objective of quantifying the range of variation in plant communities within and among different geomorphic and forest settings. Abundances of plant functional groups were highly variable among pools, ranging from those having abundant upland trees, sedges, and perennial forbs to those having abundant wetland sedges, grasses, and forbs.

Keywords

seasonal ponds, vernal pools, wetland plants

Citation

Palik, Brian; Streblow, Dwight; Egeland, Leanne; Buech, Richard. 2007. Landscape variation of seasonal pool plant communities in forests of northern Minnesota, USA. Wetlands. 27(1): 12-23.