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Picea glauca - (Betula papyrifera) / Danthonia spicata Woodland | Midwestern Ecology Working Group...
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Name: Picea glauca - (Betula papyrifera) / Danthonia spicata Woodland Reference: Midwestern Ecology Working Group... Description: This white spruce rocky woodland occurs in localized areas of the Great Lakes region of the United States, and possibly Canada. On Isle Royale, Michigan, stands occur in high rocky ridgelines, with flat areas to steep slopes at elevations usually ranging from 200-300 m (610-900 feet). Stands sometimes occur on old beach flats or beach ridges. Soils are thin sandy, sandy loam, or organic, and well-drained to rapidly drained. The vegetation is an open-canopy evergreen woodland with variable physiognomy; canopy cover ranges from 10-60% cover. Picea glauca is the most abundant tree over 5 m tall; Betula papyrifera and Populus tremuloides are common associates. Shrub cover varies from about 5-50% cover of tall shrubs, from 5-60% cover of short shrubs, and from 0-60% cover of dwarf-shrubs. The most abundant tall shrubs are saplings (or browsed scrub) of Picea glauca, Abies balsamea, and Sorbus decora, as well as Alnus incana shrubs. The most abundant short shrubs are Diervilla lonicera, Rubus parviflorus, Sambucus racemosa, Ribes glandulosum, and Rosa acicularis. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is the most abundant dwarf-shrub. Herb cover is variable, ranging from about 30-80% cover. The most abundant herbs are Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Aralia nudicaulis, Pteridium aquilinum, Cornus canadensis, Poa spp., Calamagrostis canadensis, and Deschampsia flexuosa. Nonvascular cover is variable, ranging from 0-60% cover; the most abundant lichens are Cladina spp. and foliose lichens; the most abundant moss is Pleurozium schreberi.  Accession Code: VB.CC.19576.PICEAGLAUCABETU Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Picea glauca Woodland Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: White Spruce - (Paper Birch) / Poverty Oatgrass Woodland   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684756 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL005196   Scientific: Picea glauca - (Betula papyrifera) / Danthonia spicata Woodland   Common: White Spruce Rocky Woodland (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Picea glauca - (Betula papyrifera) / Danthonia spicata Woodland