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Type: Journal Article
Publication Date: 1972
A reconnaissance survey of aboveground biomass of the understory w:is made in stands of five forest types in southwestern Nova Scotia. In most types, seedlings of arboreal species, mostly conifers, constituted about half the biomass. Mosses contributed the greatest share of the biomass of non-woody plants. Ferns were the most important herbaceous group. Total understory biomass was above the average of other reported studies, possibly as a result of less overstory biomass.©NRC Canada
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Citation: Telfer, E. S. 1972. Understory biomass in five forest types in southwestern Nova Scotia. Canadian Journal of Botany, v. 50, p. 1263-1267.
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Keywords:
- Abies balsamea
- Acer rubrum
- Betula papyrifera
- biomass
- Canada
- coniferous forests
- conifers
- deciduous forests
- ferns
- forest management
- forest types
- lichens
- mosses
- Nova Scotia
- overstory
- Picea mariana
- Picea rubens
- Pinus strobus
- Populus grandidentata
- Quercus rubra
- seedlings
- shrubs
- statistical analysis
- Tsuga canadensis
- understory vegetation
- wildlife refuges
- woody plants
Tall Timbers Record Number: 13214 • Location Status: In-file • Call Number: Fire File DDW • Abstract Status: Okay, Fair use, Reproduced by permission
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