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Populus tremuloides - Abies lasiocarpa / Shepherdia canadensis Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Populus tremuloides - Abies lasiocarpa / Shepherdia canadensis Forest
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This quaking aspen forest association occurs in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. This description is based on information solely from Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve in Colorado. Additional global information will be added as it becomes available. This association is documented from a stream terrace at 3098 m elevation. Terrain is gently sloping with north-facing slopes. Soils are somewhat poorly drained sandy loams. Ground cover is dominated by litter and duff, but can have significant cover of wood. This forested association is dominated by a moderately open canopy of <i>Populus tremuloides</i> and <i>Picea engelmannii</i>, with scattered <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i>. Conifers are also present in the shrub layer, which is dominated by <i>Shepherdia canadensis</i> (30%). The dwarf-shrub layer is dominated by <i>Vaccinium myrtillus</i> with 60% cover. Forbs and graminoids are present in only trace amounts. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:29438-{425265CC-5F6F-4902-B91B-F6042907DD8A}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 07-May-2010 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.686952 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: CEGL000529
  Translated: Quaking Aspen - Subalpine Fir / Russet Buffaloberry Forest
  Scientific: Populus tremuloides - Abies lasiocarpa / Shepherdia canadensis Forest
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(similar) CEGL000529
(similar) Populus tremuloides - Abies lasiocarpa / Shepherdia canadensis Forest
(similar) Populus tremuloides - Abies lasiocarpa / Shepherdia canadensis Forest