@article{swindel_smith_abt_1991, title={METHODOLOGY FOR PREDICTING SPECIES-DIVERSITY IN MANAGED FORESTS}, volume={40}, ISSN={["0378-1127"]}, DOI={10.1016/0378-1127(91)90093-B}, abstractNote={Using data from two managed slash-pine (Pinus elliottii) forests from prior to clearcutting through to plantation age 7 years, this paper introduces the concept of predicting plant species diversity from much more easily measured attributes of a forest. Prediction equations are developed using only two principal components of the abundances of just five life forms — trees, shrubs, grasses, forbs, and sedges. These equations typically explain about 70% or more of the variation in common diversity indices. The proposed methodology addresses a timely and important global issue, and may be widely applicable.}, number={1-2}, journal={FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT}, author={SWINDEL, BF and SMITH, JE and ABT, RC}, year={1991}, month={May}, pages={75–85} }