Ecological Assessment of the Roaring Branch Research Natural Area

摘要

The Roaring Branch Research Natural Area (RBRNA) was established in 1968 as a part of a nationwide effort to preserve examples of unique vegetative types. The area contains old-growth hardwood and shortleaf pine, probably components of the virgin stand. Showing no evidence of commercial harvest or recent fires, present vegetation probably represents a natural ecological succession relatively undisturbed by man.