SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS

basal area, and size-class distribution of stems before the initial clearcut and during various stages of regrowth, were determined for each species. The even-aged, coppice forest of 1984 had a denstiy and basal area of 2330 stems ha'1 and 20.83 m2 ha'1, respectively, compared to 1934 values of 2632 stems ha"1 and 25.01 m2 ha'1. Importance values, IV's [(relative density and relative basal area)/2], of mesic species, e.g., Betula lenta and Liriodendron tulipifera, have increased tremendously ove