Boreal Woodland Loamy Flood Plains

Description

The reference state supports one community phase that is distinguished by developed structure and dominance of the vegetation and the ecological function and stability of the community (fig. 4). The reference community phase consists of an overstory of deciduous trees and an understory of shrubs, forbs, and graminoids.

This report provides baseline data for vegetation inventory. Future data collection is needed to provide further information about the existing plant community and the potential for disturbances to create early community phases. Common and scientific names are from the USDA PLANTS database. Community phases are characterized by the Alaska Vegetation Classification System (Viereck et al., 1992).

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