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Callitropsis nootkatensis - Tsuga mertensiana - Abies amabilis Forest & Woodland Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Callitropsis nootkatensis - Tsuga mertensiana - Abies amabilis Forest & Woodland Alliance
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: These are mature forests, commonly mixed stands with <i>Callitropsis nootkatensis</i> and <i>Abies amabilis</i> and/or <i>Tsuga mertensiana</i>. Canopies in these stands can range from closed to somewhat open, often with multiple tree layers and copious woody debris. These are primarily subalpine forests which are found at elevations over 1000 m, primarily west of the Cascade Crest, where maritime influence and deep winter snowpacks are typical. Precipitation ranges from 150-400 cm annually, falling largely as snow, and snowpacks usually linger into June or later. Communities within this alliance occur at the ecotone between the high montane and subalpine zones and therefore contain species indicative of each zone. Vegetation types within this alliance occur in cold, snowy environments in the northern Cascades and Olympic Mountains. 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38942-{A53529B9-D15C-4478-87C7-7FD221C8D248}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899780 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: A3728
  Translated: Alaska-cedar - Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir Forest & Woodland Alliance
  Common: Alaska-cedar - Mountain Hemlock - Pacific Silver Fir Forest & Woodland
  Scientific: Callitropsis nootkatensis - Tsuga mertensiana - Abies amabilis Forest & Woodland Alliance