Large complex of floodplain wetlands and open glades surrounded by forest mountain wilderness. Communities not sampled by plots at Long Glade include; 1) Carex utriculata, 2) Carex stricta edge, and 3) Carex atlantica.;Floodplain with extensive alder thicket, likely flooded in winter and summer by high water from tributary stream to main river. Dense stand of alder with small to medium sized stems and numerous suckers. Understory dominated by manna grasses. Small stream flows through plot. Several bent over Tsuga in plot. Slow succession towards a swamp woodland.
Representativeness
Near the edge of a huge alder stand which occurs on the floodplain of the Cranberry River. The alder stand is young to middle aged. Photo signature includes scattered conifers though these are not conspicuous from inside the stand. The estimated stand siz