Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Non-alluvial wetlands play an important ecological role for many plant and animal species, providing a contribution to regional and landscape-scale biodiversity. Despite their ecological significance, non-alluvial wetlands in the southeastern Piedmont have received little research attention. The purpose of this study is to develop a quantitative classification and description of non-alluvial wetland plant communities for the southeastern Piedmont. Vegetation was surveyed in 123 plots from central Virginia to northern South Carolina selected to represent high-quality examples of Piedmont non-alluvial wetlands. Cluster analysis and ordination techniques were used to identify and describe community types in terms of their species composition and environmental settings. Ten non-alluvial wetland community types were identified for the southeastern Piedmont, five for seepage wetlands and five for depressional wetlands. These results provide a baseline quantitative classification that may be used for conservation planning or to refine and improve documentation for existing plant community concepts.
DOI: 10.17615/kvnn-1e36
Author: Seymour, Stephanie Denise
Institution: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Life on land
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W101959059