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Betula papyrifera - Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Betula papyrifera - Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This alliance consists of forests along ravines, draws, and intermittent streams and on mesic, protected slopes in the northern half of the central and eastern Great Plains. Sites are sheltered from fire and receive moisture from runoff and snow accumulation but are not flooded. The canopy is moderately closed to closed and usually dominated by some combination of <i>Betula papyrifera</i> and <i>Populus tremuloides</i>. Other trees can be present to common, including <i>Quercus macrocarpa, Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, and <i>Ulmus americana</i>. The shrub and herbaceous strata can range from sparse to dense. Herbaceous composition is typically distinct from the nearby prairies. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38496-{0AE36061-6051-4733-A295-BFDBA8703D1F}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899333 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3209
  Translated: Paper Birch - Quaking Aspen - Bur Oak Forest Alliance
  Common: Northern Great Plains Birch - Aspen Forest
  Scientific: Betula papyrifera - Populus tremuloides - Quercus macrocarpa Forest Alliance