Center of wetland has beaver burn open woodland (MONF.155) and successional Leersia (MONF.152) and Sparganium (MONF.153) communities. Upland spruce has Vaccinium erythrocarpum dominant in understory (high elevation type).;Swamp woodland on edge of open beaver influenced wetland. Woodland of tall spruce with some dead snags and some individuals with witches' brooms, probably a sign of stress from inundation. Tip mounds due to shallow soils add additional structure. Understory dominated by Vaccinium erythrocarpum with a carpet of Sphagnum underneath. Average Picea cored 72 years.
Representativeness
Area where tall spruce are still alive but some showing stress from inundation caused by beaver workings. This plot represents the community not affected much by beaver.