The Importance of Predation and Small Scale Disturbance to Two Woodland Herb Species
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The ecology of woodland herbaceous species is reviewed. Many factors affect woodland herbs but there have been few studies of their impacts on long-term patterns. Results from a 10-year study of two species in a deciduous forest in Maryland are presented. Populations of Cynoglossum virginianum were influenced by their proximity to tree gap disturbances. Populations of Tipularia discolor were primarily influenced by the activities of leaf and corm predators.
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