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Purpose

Materials

Method

RESULTS TABLES

    Illinois Forest Watch - Ecological Importance Value

    Forest Stability - Relative % abundance of trees, saplings, & seedlings

    Abundance of trees, saplings, & seedlings

    Abundance & relative abundance of vines

    Canopy Coverage

RESULTS GRAPHS

   Abundance of trees, saplings, & seedlings

    Abundance of vines

    Tree importance value

    Forest stability - number trees, saplings, & seedling

    Canopy Coverage

    Sugar Maple Takeover

DISCUSSION

    Disturbance

    Fire Suppression

    Exotic Plants

    Exotic insects & disease

    Deforestation & fragmentation

    Forest Stability

    Sugar Maple Takeover

    Possible Errors

CONCLUSION

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