Students collected point-center quarter data along transects. At random points along the transect, the circumference of the nearest trees and the distance from the transect were measured and the species noted.

A typical data (see below) set shows that there were very few species of tree in the Smith Woods, as is typical in a climax forest in the Eastern United States.

Point	Quarter	Species	Dist (m)	CCH (cm)
1	1	Beech	1.8	14
	2	Beech	3.8	32
	3	Beech	0.2	13
	4	Beech	3.4	14
2	1	Maple	2.3	42
	2	Maple	2.9	36
	3	Beech	1.3	286
	4	Beech	4.6	83
3	1	Maple	2.8	16
	2	Maple	3.4	14, 17
	3	Beech	2.5	12
	4	Maple	4.7	18
4	1	Maple	2.5	85
	2	Maple	5.5	16
	3	Maple	4.9	12
	4	Beech	1.0	46
5	1	Maple	3.0	21
	2	Maple	2.7	111
	3	Maple	0.3	193
	4	Beech	5.5	14
6	1	Maple	0.5	17
	2	Maple	6.5	52
	3	Maple	4.0	26
	4	Maple	1.2	43
7	1	Hemlock	4.0	128
	2	Maple	3.5	17
	3	Hemlock	0.7	90
	4	Maple	0.7	12
8	1	Beech	3.6	18
	2	Maple	7.3	43
	3	Maple	3.0	133
	4	Beech	1.4	12, 12
9	1	Beech	2.5	21
	2	Maple	0.6	252
	3	Tulip	1.1	33
	4	Beech	1.6	22
10	1	Beech	0.8	15
	2	Maple	2.6	36
	3	Maple	2.1	32
	4	Beech	0.6	19

Gaps are important features in forest regeneration. Here, Tom Glover discusses their significance in the midst of one such gap caused by a tree fall in the Smith Woods.

The three different fungi shown here were all found within a few meters of each other.