Soil texture and chemistry, and vegetation measures, were compared among the four landuse/soil texture categories (HC, HS, LC, LS) using analysis of variance. In the ANOVA plots, we show category means (squares) and standard deviations (circles), and the mean of sites within each landuse/soil texture category (diamonds). Category means with the same letter do not differ significantly. Multidimensional (MDS) scaling was used to summarize trends in canopy and ground layer composition among sites.

Canopy tree and ground layer composition patterns among sites reflect land use, with H sites having a greater proportion of pines in the canopy.
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Site a15b, which is not open to mechanized training (L, light use), burns frequently and is compositionally similar to heavily used sites.

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