In conclusion, while there is a significant difference between the vegetation found in fire sites vs those found in in harvest sites, I believe this difference to be attributable to differing methods of remnant creation as opposed to resulting from different types of edge effects as hypothesized. I did not detect any significant differences between the understory composition in islands or references or between edge and interior plots.
While I did discover that canopy cover and tree mortality were opositely correlated, I was unable to link canopy coverand tree mortality to changes in microclimate. I did find a association between plots with high canopy covers and tree basal areas with shade tolerant later succesional species. I also found that plots with high deadwood volumes were associated with both disturbance loving shade-intolerant early succesional species, and certain shrub species that prefer open canopies, but can also survive under later-successional conditions.
While I did discover that canopy cover and tree mortality were opositely correlated, I was unable to link canopy coverand tree mortality to changes in microclimate. I did find a association between plots with high canopy covers and tree basal areas with shade tolerant later succesional species. I also found that plots with high deadwood volumes were associated with both disturbance loving shade-intolerant early succesional species, and certain shrub species that prefer open canopies, but can also survive under later-successional conditions.