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Transition T1A
Mechanical removal of tree species for timber harvest.
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No transition or restoration pathway between the selected states has been described
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Description
The reference state of the Wet Mixed Forest ecological site consists of three communities in varying successional levels depending on fire, grazing and land use regimes. Plant species remain mostly consistent but can be found in different canopy layers depending on community phase.
Dominant plant species
quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides), tree
white spruce (Picea glauca), tree
paper birch (Betula papyrifera), tree
balsam fir (Abies balsamea), tree
Canada mayflower (Maianthemum canadense), grass
wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), grass
dwarf raspberry (Rubus arcticus ssp. acaulis), grass
bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla), grass
Submodel
Description
Removal of tree species for timber harvest leaves an open canopy with very disturbed understory vegetation.
Dominant plant species
speckled alder (Alnus incana ssp. rugosa), shrub
wild sarsaparilla (Aralia nudicaulis), grass
bigleaf aster (Eurybia macrophylla), grass
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