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Influence of light and soil moisture on Sierran mixed-conifer understory communities

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North, Malcolm, Oakley, Brian, Fiegener, Rob, Gray, Andrew, and Barbour, Michael

Abstract:

Sierra Nevada forests have high understory species richness yet we do not know which site factors influence herb and shrub distribution or abundance. We examined the understory of an old-growth mixed-conifer Sierran forest and its distribution in relation to microsite conditions. The forest has high species richness (98 species sampled),...

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understory communities Malcolm North1,*, Brian Oakley2, Rob Fiegener3, Andrew Gray4 and Michael Barbour3