Western Alaska Maritime Scrubland Silty Plains and Mountain Slopes, Lower

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. 4). The reference community phase is a tall closed scrubland. Shade-tolerant forbs and graminoids are in the understory.

This report provides baseline vegetation inventory data. Future data collection is needed to provide further information about existing plant communities. 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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