TY - JOUR AU - Golley, Frank B. AB - STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF AN OLD-FIELD BROOMSEDGE COMMUNITY FRANK B. GOLLEY Laboratory of Radiation Ecology, AEC Savannah River Plant, Aiken, South CaroUma TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Relationship Between Density and Biomass of Broomsedge AcKNOWLEDGMEN'rs 121 Surface Area of Leaves. METHODS Chlorophyll A and Carotenoids. Species Composition and Physical Structure of Hemicellulose-Cellulose-Lignin the Vegetation. Energy Content. Chemical Analyses of Structure. Summary of Structure of Vegetation. Chlorophyll and Carotenoids Functional Dynamics of the Vegetation .... Energy............ . ...... . Net Production Measured by the Harvest Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin. Method Production and Respiration Production and Respiration Measured by the Growth of Broomsedge 116 Gas Analysis Method. DESCRIPTION AND ENVIRONMENT OF THE AREA 116 Litter Decomposition. Energy Budget of the Vegetation RESULTS AND DISCUSSION. Growth and Development of Individual Structural Attributes of the Community. Clumps Diversity 132 Interaction Between Structure and Function. Physiognomy 133 Tcmporn] Changes in Structure and Function. Areal Extent. 135 Density SUMMARY Size and Distribution of Broomsedge 119 Biomass 119 LITERATURE CITED INTRODUCTION review of vegetation structure and function by several authors (Watson 1952, Tailing 1961, Lieth 1962, A majority of the studies of structure and func­ Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science 1962 tion of communities have been concerned TI - Structure and Function of an Old‐Field Broomsedge Community JF - Ecological Monographs DO - 10.2307/1942219 DA - 1965-01-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/structure-and-function-of-an-old-field-broomsedge-community-KYTlpNOR0N SP - 113 EP - 137 VL - 35 IS - 1 DP - DeepDyve ER -