Abstracts of Papers Presented at the 2007 Meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science (Bibliography‪)‬

BOTANY SECTION A REPORT ON THE ALL TAXA BIODIVERSITY INVENTORY AT MONTGOMERY BELL STATE PARK. Linn Ann Welch*, David R. Hill, and Jill Neblett, Tennessee State Parks, and Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tennesse, and Belmont University, Nashville, Tennessee. Previously established plots were inventored to document the vascular flora of Montgomery Bell State Park, Dickson County. Tennessee. Initial studies began in 2005 with most work completed during the 2007 growing season. State park All Taxa Biodiversity Index (ATBI) protocol followed with size classes used to collect woody species data and the point intercept cover method used to collect herbaceous species data. In the 7 plots studied, over 100 species of plants were documented including rare and endangered species such as Goldenseal {Hydrastis canadensis).