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Typical area of plant community 1.1. Datum point associated with the Sundaycreek soil.

Canopy cover and frequency of species in community 1.1.

Description

The reference state supports a single 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 broadleaf woodland consisting primarily of birch trees and an understory of shrubs, forbs, and graminoids.

This report provides baseline vegetation inventory data. 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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1.1. Kenai birch/spirea-Sitka alder/western oakfern-spreading woodfern (Betula papyrifera var. kenaica/Spiraea stevenii-Alnus viridis ssp. sinuata/Gymnocarpium dryopteris-Dryopteris expansa)

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