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.
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Ten non-alluvial wetland plant community types were identified for the southeastern Piedmont.
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e0“Ten non-alluvial wetland community types were identified for the southeastern Piedmont”
e1“non-alluvial wetland plant communities”
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Five plant community types were identified for seepage wetlands.
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e0“five for seepage wetlands”
e1“non-alluvial wetland plant communities”
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Five plant community types were identified for depressional wetlands.
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e0“five for depressional wetlands”
e1“non-alluvial wetland plant communities”
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The classification provides a quantitative baseline for conservation planning and refining community concepts.
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e0“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”
e1“non-alluvial wetland plant communities”