Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2002
Abstract
A new source of data on early postsettlement woodlands, witness trees in woodlot subdivision surveys, is described. Subdivision surveys of Thorn Grove, Will County, Illinois (1848-1856), using 92 witness trees, are compared to the presettlement 1834 Public Land Survey (PLS) including the same area. The woodland described in the subdivision surveys was richer in species, lower in density and composed of smaller trees than the woodland described in the PLS. Decreased density and tree size suggest beginning deforestation, but surveyor bias is a possibility.
Journal Title
American Midland Naturalist
Volume Number
147
Beginning Page Number
279
Ending Page Number
286
Year of Publication
2002
Recommended Citation
Mendelson, Jon. 2002. An additional source of data on northeastern Illinois woodlands around the time of settlement. American Midland Naturalist, 147:279-286.
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Comments
Reproduced with permission of American Midland Naturalist in the format "Internet posting" via Copyright Clearance Center. (January 9, 2015)
Originally published by the University of Notre Dame.