Title: Describe ecological concepts of shade tolerance and species competition.
Course: Forestry Management, Advanced (18502-II) > Section: Viewing the Forest as a Community (Ecology)

Description should include

- factors influencing competition
  - growing space
  - soil moisture
  - soil nutrients
- effects of competition
- definition of a shade-tolerant tree
- tolerance classification for common Virginia tree species
- dominance classifications
  - dominant
  - co-dominant
  - intermediate
  - suppressed.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How does competition and shade tolerance affect ecosystem diversity?
- What effect may competition have on native species and forest health?
- What are the effects of dominance on growth rates of trees?