Pre- And Post-Fire Microarthropod Assemblages On Ridge, Cliff Face And Cliff Base Habitats Within The Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, North Carolina

This study represents the first quantitative approach investigating microarthropod communities on vertical cliff faces. The study site was located on the Gold Coast Wall in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, Burke County, North Carolina. Comparisons were made on microarthropod assemblages between the cliff face and adjacent ridge and cliff base over two years, one pre- (2000) and one post-fire (2001).