A Comparative Study of Tree Structure and Composition of a mixed Coniferous Forest and Sequoia Groves in Sequoia National Park, California

<p>Forest structure in the giant sequoia grove and in the surrounding mixed coniferous forest is dominated by Abies concolor. The large basal area of Sequoiadendron giganteum is significant within the grove in terms of relative dominance but does not offset the density of Abies concolor which showed nearly identical importance values within and outside the giant sequoia groves.</p> <p>Forest height and overstory density of the sequoia grove exceeded that of the mixed conifer forest.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts (MA)

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Biology

Year

1975

Author dc:creator

• Christiansen, Edwin L.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Earl W. Lathrop
• Yuk Lin Ho
• Elmer A. Widmer

• Biology
• Conifers; Giant sequoia

Statement dc:rights

• This title appears here courtesy of the author, who has granted Loma Linda University a limited, non-exclusive right to make this publication available to the public. The author retains all other copyrights.

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://scholarsrepository.llu.edu/etd/618

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:scholarsrepository.llu.edu:etd-1703