Square-foot Method 



A method used to determine the species composition and 

 the cover of range vegetation by means of systematically 

 located sample areas one square foot in area. 



Stabilization 



(1) The state in the interrelationships of organisms in 

 which integration and adjustment between the organisms 

 and between them and the prevailing environment is being 

 attained, maximum stabilization occurs in climax com- 

 munities usually. (2) In oceanography the condition in a 

 mass of water in which a density gradient has become estab- 

 lished such as when a Thermocline occurs. 



Stamen 



The part of a flower that produces pollen, consisting of 

 an Anther (contains the pollen) and a filament (the stalk). 



Staminate 



Refers to a flower that bears stamens. 



Stand 



A general term for an aggregation of plants with more 

 or less uniformity in Physiognomy, composition, and habitat 

 conditions; a local example of a Community-type or Associa- 

 tion (q. v.). 



Standing Crop 



The total amount of the Biomass (q. v.) of organisms of 

 one or more species within an area. cf. Productivity, Yield. 



Standort 



The influence in the aggregate of all factors (climatic, 

 edaphic, biotic, orographic) upon a geographically delimited 

 locality, cf. Habitat. 



Stand Table 



A listing of species that occur in a stand, including data 



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