Flooding effects on stand development in cypress-tupelo

Richard F. Keim; Thomas J. Dean; Jim L. Chambers

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Flooding effects on stand development in cypress-tupelo

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Authors:

Richard F. Keim, Thomas J. Dean, Jim L. Chambers

Year:

2013

Type:

Paper

Station:

Southern Research Station

Source:

In: Guldin, James M., ed. 2013. Proceedings of the 15th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-GTR-175. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 431-437.

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Abstract

The effects of inundation on growth of cypress (Taxodium spp.) and tupelo (Nyssa spp.) trees have been extensively researched, but conclusions are often complicated by attendant effects on stand development. Flooding affects development of cypress-tupelo stands by limiting seedling germination and survival, truncating species richness, and reducing site quality. Persistence of the cypress-tupelo type therefore depends on flood stress sufficient to prevent establishment of other species, and sufficient stability of hydrologic regime to prevent mortality. This research investigated the role of flooding stress in controlling stand development in a pair of natural bald cypress (

Parent Publication

Proceedings of the 15th biennial southern silvicultural research conference

Citation

Keim, Richard F.; Dean, Thomas J.; Chambers, Jim L. 2013. Flooding effects on stand development in cypress-tupelo. In: Guldin, James M., ed. 2013. Proceedings of the 15th biennial southern silvicultural research conference. e-Gen. Tech. Rep. SRS-GTR-175. Asheville, NC: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Research Station. 431-437.