Dr. Scharf
Results: Prior to European settlement, the Yazoo basin was kept cleared, promoting a variety of diverse plant communities.
Results: Prior to European settlement, the Yazoo basin was kept cleared, promoting a variety of diverse plant communities.
When Native Americans abandon the area, the number of
trees rises (green to blue), as open areas
are re-colonized by late-successional plants and landscape diversity decreases
(blue). The number of trees falls
again with historic logging (blue to orange).
