| Successional Stage | Sampling area | ||||||
| Roemer Arboretum | Research Reserve | Hemlock Lake | |||||
| Plots | Size (m2) | Plots | Size (m2) | Plots | Size (m2) | ||
| Old Field | 2 (A, B) | (A)1.22 (B) 0.91 | 1 | 2.13 | 0 | N/A | |
| Shrubland | 2 (A, B) | (A) 1.52 (B) 2.13 | 1 | 1.83 | 0 | N/A | |
| Young Growth | 1 | 5.18 | 2 (A, B) | (A) 12.49 (B) 9.14 | 0 | N/A | |
| Old Growth | 0 | N/A | 0 | N/A | 3 (A, B, C) | (A) 24.38 (B) 27.43 (C) 25.3 | |