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Tsuga canadensis - Pinus strobus - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Group | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Tsuga canadensis - Pinus strobus - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Group
Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description: This cool, moist to dry-mesic forest type ranges from the northeastern United States and maritime Canada west to the Great Lakes and central Wisconsin. Canopy dominants include <i>Pinus strobus, Thuja occidentalis</i>, and <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> (at least 25% cover), with or without hardwoods, including <i>Acer saccharum, Fagus grandifolia, Betula alleghaniensis</i>, and <i>Quercus rubra</i> in varying percentages. <i>Acer rubrum</i> is also quite common; <i>Betula lenta</i> may be common at the southern periphery of this group's range. <i>Picea rubens</i> and <i>Abies balsamea</i> are &lt;25%. <i>Quercus velutina</i> and <i>Quercus alba</i> are largely absent from this group, particularly in the northeast, being more representative of groups in the Central Interior-Appalachian division to the south. This is a widespread, matrix forest type for the more temperate portions of this division. Gap replacement and infrequent fire are the major natural regeneration modes. These mesic forests usually occur on low-nutrient soils at low elevations, mostly less than 610 m (2000 feet). 
Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40325-{14B074E8-F258-4EFA-A4D5-141599DB2939}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 05-May-2015 to: ongoing
      Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.884491 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Code: G741
  Scientific: Tsuga canadensis - Pinus strobus - Betula alleghaniensis Forest Group