OF THE CO^^UNITY 



Synthetic characteristics are generalizations or abstractions that 

 are derived from data on analytic qualities, and integrate many 

 of the analytic characteristics^^ which have been discussed in the 

 previous chapter. They are: 



( 1 ) Presence and constancy 



(2) Fidelity (Gesellschaftstreue) 



(3) Dominance 



(4) Physiognomy and pattern 



During and following the analysis of a stand, the data on cover, 

 numerical abundance, frequency, etc., are assembled in a stand 

 table (see Table 3-1). After a number of stands have been 

 analyzed, the tables are classified according to the community- 

 types and the averaged or summarized data are assembled into 

 a synthesis or association table (Table 4-1), so that ten or more 

 stands are represented in a single table. Such tables of the 

 various community-types in an area are indispensable in formu- 



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