Minimally managed hardwood forest. Natural disturbances primarily from weather events, insect damage, tree fall create pockets of young forest communities (early successional). Eastern hemlock, eastern white pine red pine, sugar maple, paper birch are some characteristic trees.
Timber harvest common, invasive species such as bush honesuckle, oriental bittersweet, Japanese barberry, and multiflora rose may be common in disturbed areas.
Human disturbances (roads, timber harvest,) affect species composition and allow the potential for non-native and invasive species to establish and persist.
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