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The Floristic Survey of Geauga County, Ohio: 50 Years of Change

Davis, Melissa Anne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1271632576

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2010, MS, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Biological Sciences.
A floristic survey of Geauga County was conducted during the 2008 through 2009 growing seasons. In conjunction with The Geauga Park District, more than 6000 acres (2,428.114 hectares) in twelve open parks and other preserves was surveyed. Herbarium specimens at the Tom S. and Miwako Cooperrider Kent State University Herbarium (KE) and The Cleveland Museum of Natural History Herbarium (CLM) were examined for additional plant specimens. From field work and herbarium surveys, a catalogue of historical and modern specimens was compiled. The main objectives of the study were to: 1) compare historical and current herbarium records to the present flora; 2) use geospatial technology to demonstrate change in vegetation over a 50 year period; 3) analyze differences in non-native and invasive plant distributions; and 4) document new native and non-native plant colonization and report possible extirpated species. Distribution maps at the township level are included for the plant species. The results show a slight increase in actual species counts of native and non-native species and a 0.9% loss of vegetation area over the 50 year period. Native species constitute approximately 80% of the current flora while non-natives and invasive plants comprise approximately 20% of the current flora.
Barbara Andreas, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Oscar Rocha, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Mark Kershner, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
441 p.
Botany
Floristic Survey; Geauga County, Ohio

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  • Davis, M. A. (2010). The Floristic Survey of Geauga County, Ohio: 50 Years of Change [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1271632576

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Melissa. The Floristic Survey of Geauga County, Ohio: 50 Years of Change. 2010. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1271632576.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Melissa. "The Floristic Survey of Geauga County, Ohio: 50 Years of Change." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1271632576

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