Northeastern Region: Exam 2

How much of the northeastern region is privately owned?

93%

What percentage of landowners are interested in doing something with their land?

70-85%

What are the 3 forest cover types of the northeastern region?

1. Montane spruce - fir forest

2. Northern Hardwood forest: maple-beech-birch

3. Oak-Pine-Northern Hardwood forest

What are the 4 major natural disturbances of the northeastern region?

1. Wind

2. Ice and snow loading

3. Fire

4. Downslope movement (soil disturbance)

In the montane spruce-fir forests, what helps to shed snow?

Conical shape of evergreens and leaf shape.

When do spruce-fir start to photosynthesize, extending the growing season by 6-8 weeks?

Mid-March

What is the soil like in montane spruce-fir forests?

Shallow, acidic, and infertile

What is the soil like in transitional forests (montane yellow birch-red spruce forests)?

Well-drained, rocky, often exposed

What are the major species in Northern hardwood forests?

Sugar maple, American beech, and yellow birch

In Northern hardwood forests, what trees are found in more nutrient-rich areas?

White-ash and basswood

In Northern hardwood forests, what species is found in areas having some kind of disturbance?

White pine

What are the two origins of oak-pine-northern hardwood forests?

1. Decades of cutting for fuelwood

2. Advanced regeneration in areas where old-field pines were cut in the early 1900s.

Where are white pine-red oak-black oak forests found?

They’re found on glacial outwashes