Table 3 Transition among majority shade tolerance and oak and pine groups by ecological subsection (N) between older and newer tree surveys, adjusted for comparison
From: Recent shifts in shade tolerance and disturbance traits in forests of the eastern United States
Region | Transition | N | % of subsections | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Central eastern | Mid-successional | Mid-successional | 65 | 40.9 |
| Â | Early-successional | Early-successional | 43 | 27.0 |
| Â | Early-successional | Mid-successional | 30 | 18.9 |
| Â | Fire-tolerant oaks | Early-successional | 7 | 4.4 |
| Â | Mid-successional | Early-successional | 3 | 1.9 |
| Â | Late-successional | Mid-successional | 3 | 1.9 |
| Â | Fire-tolerant oaks | Fire-tolerant oaks | 3 | 1.9 |
| Â | Early-successional | Late-successional | 2 | 1.3 |
| Â | Late-successional | Late-successional | 2 | 1.3 |
| Â | Mid-successional | Late-successional | 1 | 0.6 |
Northern Southeast | Planted pines | Planted pines | 24 | 40.7 |
| Â | Early-successional | Early-successional | 17 | 28.8 |
| Â | Fire-tolerant pines | Planted pines | 7 | 11.9 |
| Â | Early-successional | Planted pines | 4 | 6.8 |
| Â | Fire-tolerant pines | Early-successional | 3 | 5.1 |
| Â | Mid-successional | Mid-successional | 2 | 3.4 |
| Â | Early-successional | Mid-successional | 1 | 1.7 |
| Â | Fire-tolerant oaks | Planted pines | 1 | 1.7 |
Coastal Plain | Planted pines | Planted pines | 35 | 63.6 |
| Â | Early-successional | Early-successional | 10 | 18.2 |
| Â | Early-successional | Planted pines | 6 | 10.9 |
| Â | Mid-successional | Mid-successional | 3 | 5.5 |
| Â | Mid-successional | Early-successional | 1 | 1.8 |