Abstract
Vascular plant species diversity in the ravines of the southern Finger Lakes followed the ravine-side gradient and vegetation characteristics described by Lewin (1974). Bottom and lower-slope mesophytic communities were very rich in species, middle-to-upper hemlock stands were very poor in species, while the upper oak stands were again somewhat richer. Dominance followed an inverse pattern, being lowest in the low, mesophytic stands and high in the hemlock stands. The amount of hemlock in the canopy appeared to have an effect on diversity.
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