Western Alaska Maritime Scrubland Loamy Swales

Description

The reference state supports one community phase that is distinguished by the developed structure and dominance of the vegetation and the ecological function and stability of the community (fig. 5). The reference community phase is characterized by scrubland that consists primarily of hydrophilic shrubs and forbs and graminoids.

This report provides baseline vegetation inventory data. Future data collection is needed to provide further information about existing plant communities and to determine if any disturbance regimes will result in transition the reference plant community to another. Common and scientific names are from the USDA PLANTS database. All community phases are characterized by the Alaska Vegetation Classification System (Viereck et al., 1992).

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