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CEGL002516 Picea mariana - Populus tremuloides / Mixed Herbs Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Spruce - Quaking Aspen / Mixed Herbs Forest
Colloquial Name: Black Spruce - Aspen Rich Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This black spruce - aspen forest community type is found in the boreal regions of east-central Canada. Stands occur on flat to gently sloping sites with fresh to moist mineral soils. Soil texture is most often coarse loam, but can be clay, silt, or sand. In Ontario, this community often occurs on calcareous soil. The tree layer is dominated by a moderately closed to closed canopy of mixed coniferous and deciduous species. Populus tremuloides is the only common deciduous tree, but scattered Betula papyrifera and Populus balsamifera are also found. Picea mariana is the most abundant coniferous species, and often the most abundant canopy species. Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, and Pinus banksiana are typical associated conifers. The shrub layer ranges from open to dense. Species found in this layer include Diervilla lonicera, Ledum groenlandicum, Linnaea borealis, Rosa acicularis, Rubus pubescens, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium myrtilloides. The herbaceous layer has great diversity. Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla, Cornus canadensis, Coptis trifolia, Maianthemum canadense, Petasites frigidus, Trientalis borealis, and Viola renifolia are common herbaceous species. Mosses also cover a substantial portion of the forest floor.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Concept of the type is taken from NWV19 of Sims et al. (1989). This type is currently not considered to be in the United States, though localized occurrences were noted in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: The tree layer is dominated by a moderately closed to closed canopy of mixed coniferous and deciduous species. Populus tremuloides is the only common deciduous tree, but scattered Betula papyrifera and Populus balsamifera are also found. Picea mariana is the most abundant coniferous species, and often the most abundant canopy species. Abies balsamea, Picea glauca, and Pinus banksiana are typical associated conifers. The shrub layer ranges from open to dense. Species found in this layer include Diervilla lonicera, Ledum groenlandicum, Linnaea borealis, Rosa acicularis, Rubus pubescens, Vaccinium angustifolium, and Vaccinium myrtilloides. The herbaceous layer has great diversity. Aralia nudicaulis, Eurybia macrophylla (= Aster macrophyllus), Cornus canadensis, Coptis trifolia, Maianthemum canadense, Petasites frigidus, Trientalis borealis, and Viola renifolia are common herbaceous species. Mosses also cover a substantial portion of the forest floor (Sims et al. 1989).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This community is found on flat to gently sloping sites with fresh to moist mineral soils (Sims et al. 1989, Zoladeski et al. 1995). Soil texture is most often coarse loam, but can be clay, silt, or sand. Fine-textured soils tend to be on lacustrine substrates, while coarse-textured soils result from morainal or glaciofluvial substrates. In Ontario, this community often occurs on calcareous soil (Sims et al. 1989).
Geographic Range: This black spruce - aspen forest community type is found in the boreal regions of east-central Canada, from southeastern Manitoba and east to Ontario and possibly Quebec.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB?, ON, QC
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Moderate
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.6 Eastern White Pine - Jack Pine - Northern Pin Oak Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M159 | 1.B.2.Na.6 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.6.c Jack Pine - Red Pine - Black Spruce Subboreal Forest Group | G047 | 1.B.2.Na.6.c |
| Alliance | A3838 Jack Pine - Black Spruce / Blueberry species Subboreal Forest Alliance | A3838 | 1.B.2.Na.6.c |
| Association | CEGL002516 Black Spruce - Quaking Aspen / Mixed Herbs Forest | CEGL002516 | 1.B.2.Na.6.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Picea mariana - Populus tremuloides / Mixed Herbs Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001)
= Black Spruce Mixedwood / Shrub and Herb Rich (V17) (Zoladeski et al. 1995)
= Black Spruce Mixedwood/Herb Rich Forest (Sims et al. 1989) [(NWV19)]
= Black Spruce Mixedwood / Shrub and Herb Rich (V17) (Zoladeski et al. 1995)
= Black Spruce Mixedwood/Herb Rich Forest (Sims et al. 1989) [(NWV19)]
- CDPNQ [Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec]. No date. Unpublished data. Centre de données sur le patrimoine naturel du Québec, Québec.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Greenall, J. A. 1996. Manitoba''s terrestrial plant communities. MS Report 96-02. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg.
- Hop, K., D. Faber-Langendoen, M. Lew-Smith, N. Aaseng, and S. Lubinski. [1999]. USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program: Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota. USDI U.S. Geological Survey, La Crosse, WI. 210 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Sims, R. A., W. D. Towill, K. A. Baldwin, and G. M. Wickware. 1989. Field guide to the forest ecosystem classification for northwestern Ontario. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Toronto. 191 pp.
- Zoladeski, C. A., G. M. Wickware, R. J. Delorme, R. A. Sims, and I. G. W. Corns. 1995. Forest ecosystem classification for Manitoba: Field guide. Special Report 2. Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Northwest Region, Northern Forestry Center, Edmonton, Alberta.