Ecological Survey of the Makeup of a Plot of Land One-Hundredth of an Acre at the Kalamazoo Nature Center
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Authors
Ferrell, John Edward
Issue Date
1969
Type
Thesis
Language
en_US
Keywords
Alternative Title
Ecological Survey of the Makeup of a Plot of Land One-Hundredth Acre in Area at the Kalamazoo Nature Center
Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to make an ecological,
primarily qualitative, survey of a 21' by 21' plot of land.
Weather data were recorded from the marsh plot and from the beech plot, a piece of land in a beech-maple forest situated
40 ft above the marsh area. The survey investigated the
physical and biological factors of importance as limiting
factors as they affect the marsh study plot. Animal and
plant communities of the marsh study plot were, determined and
discussed. The study period was from 1 November 1968 to
31 January 1969. The data support soil moisture concentration
as the main determining factor for the types of plants
that grow on the marsh study plot. Light, wind, snow, rain,
pH, glacial deposition, stream soil deposition, plot 1og,
man, neighboring trees, and elevation of land were discussed
as influential factors affecting the marsh plot.
Description
ii, 43 p.
Citation
Publisher
Kalamazoo College
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