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Irene M. Rossell2 and Jenna M. Kesgen

Environmental Studies Department, University of North Carolina at Asheville, Ashcvillc, NC 28804

2 We thank David Losure, Tate Holbrook, Joshua Kelly, and Kristin DeMarco for assistance in the field, and Steve Patch for statistical advice. C. Reed Rossell, Jr., Donald J. Leopold, and an anonymous reviewer provided comments on an earlier version of the manuscript.