Claim · model-written summary
Wax myrtle showed a large increase in sapling population.
- Taxon
- Morella cerifera (L.) Small
Morella ceriferae5 - Outcome
- sapling populatione5
- Direction
- large increasee5
Verbatim
t0“Twenty-Seven Year Response of South Carolina Coastal Plain Forests Affected by Hurricane Hugo”
e5“Several other species that were not a major component of the tree strata (wax myrtle [Morella cerifera (L.) Small], green ash [Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marsh.], and the invasive Chinese tallow [Triadica sebifera (L.) Small]) showed a large increase in sapling population”
Title
Twenty-Seven Year Response of South Carolina Coastal Plain Forests Affected by Hurricane Hugo
Reid Heaton; Bo Song; Thomas Williams; et al. Plants 2023. doi:10.3390/plants12040691
Other claims from this paper (8)
- Observation Basal area increased after Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina Coastal Plain Forests.
- Observation Sapling populations in many species increased dramatically after the hurricane.
- Observation Some sapling populations have begun to thin in recent years.
- Observation Loblolly pine responded quickly and overtook some dominant species in basal area and tree/sapling abundance.
- Observation Green ash showed a large increase in sapling population.
- Observation Invasive Chinese tallow showed a large increase in sapling population.
- Observation Recovery speed and species resilience were specific to forest types and damage severity.
- Observation Successional pathways were variable among plots of different forest types and disturbance intensity.
