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Abies lasiocarpa / Alnus incana Forest | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Abies lasiocarpa / Alnus incana Forest Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of... Description: This riparian forest occurs on heavily forested stream reaches where Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii forests also occur on adjacent hillslopes. Stands have an evergreen needle-leaved tree canopy dominated by Abies lasiocarpa and an understory usually dominated by the tall-shrub Alnus incana. Tall Alnus incana and Salix drummondiana grow in a thick band along the edge of the stream. At lower elevations, Alnus incana is more abundant than Salix drummondiana. At mid elevations, the two shrubs can be codominant. At higher elevations, Salix drummondiana becomes dominant and Alnus incana drops out, forming Abies lasiocarpa / Salix drummondiana Forest (CEGL000327).  Accession Code: VB.CC.26272.ABIESLASIOCARPA 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: Abies lasiocarpa Seasonally Flooded Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: Subalpine Fir / Speckled Alder Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.689526 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL000296   Scientific: Abies lasiocarpa / Alnus incana Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Abies lasiocarpa - Picea engelmannii / Alnus incana Forest