Plant communities in the floodplain field (K2 loop): classification by soil type, nutrient availability, and flooding frequency

Authors

• Taylor Cantril, DePauw University
• Megan Jensen, DePauw University
• Josh Yoder, DePauw University

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Date

Fall 2010

Abstract

Our hypotheses were:

1. Soil from sample sites with more intense and frequent floods will have a higher silt content
2. Sites with more intense and frequent floods will have greater numbers of woody plant species 

Our results were:

• There was no correlation between soil texture and flood zones
• There was no correlation between silt content and total frequency of woody plants 
• There was no correlation between flood zone and total frequency of woody plants
• There were interesting biodiversity differences by flood zone

Comments

Completed as part of BIO 342, Ecology class, fall 2010

Recommended Citation

Cantril, Taylor; Jensen, Megan; and Yoder, Josh, "Plant communities in the floodplain field (K2 loop): classification by soil type, nutrient availability, and flooding frequency" (2010). Student Research. 642, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/studentresearchother/642