The distribution of woodland flora in relation to edge effects: A UK woodland case study

Edge effects may be defined as the biotic and abiotic changes that occur over the abrupt transition between adjacent landscape patches and result from the juxtaposition of contrasting habitats on either side of the discontinuity. The poster presents the results of a study carried out in Short Wood, a deciduous woodland in Northamptonshire, on the distribution of plant species from the edge. Plant species showed distinct edge-related patterns but unexpectedly, also patterns in relation to an internal ride. The implications of these patterns are discussed in relation to management.