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Focus on Field Stations

Focus on Field Stations DEPARTMENTS Note: Allen M. Solomon is the editor of Focus on Field Stations. Correspondence and discussions about submissions to this section should be sent to him at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333. Phone (541) 754-4772. Fax (541) 754-4799. E-mail: bulletin@esa.org Laboratory (FSL) in Warren, Pennsylvania. Warren FSL research focuses on understanding and managing Allegheny Plateau forest ecosystems. Environment The Kane Experimental Forest falls entirely within the Northern Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau Section of the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, as described by Bailey. The forest is dominated by 60–100 year old Allegheny hardwood stands that resulted from partial cuttings for hemlock and prime hardwood trees in the mid to late 1800s, followed by complete clearcutting in the early 1900s. One remnant old-growth stand and some third-growth Allegheny hardwood stands also exist on the forest. Although black cherry (Prunus serotina), red maple (Acer rubrum), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), and American beech (Fagus grandifolia) are the most common species, the stands also contain many typical northern hardwood species such as yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), black birch (Betula lenta), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata), yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and white ash (Fraxinus americana). http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America Ecological Society of America

Focus on Field Stations

Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America , Volume 83 (3) – Jul 1, 2002
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Ecological Society of America
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Copyright © 2002 by the Ecological Society of America
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0012-9623
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10.1890/0012-9623%282002%29083%5B0173:FOFS%5D2.0.CO%3B2
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DEPARTMENTS Note: Allen M. Solomon is the editor of Focus on Field Stations. Correspondence and discussions about submissions to this section should be sent to him at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 200 S.W. 35th Street, Corvallis, OR 97333. Phone (541) 754-4772. Fax (541) 754-4799. E-mail: bulletin@esa.org Laboratory (FSL) in Warren, Pennsylvania. Warren FSL research focuses on understanding and managing Allegheny Plateau forest ecosystems. Environment The Kane Experimental Forest falls entirely within the Northern Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau Section of the Laurentian Mixed Forest Province, as described by Bailey. The forest is dominated by 60–100 year old Allegheny hardwood stands that resulted from partial cuttings for hemlock and prime hardwood trees in the mid to late 1800s, followed by complete clearcutting in the early 1900s. One remnant old-growth stand and some third-growth Allegheny hardwood stands also exist on the forest. Although black cherry (Prunus serotina), red maple (Acer rubrum), sugar maple (Acer saccharum), and American beech (Fagus grandifolia) are the most common species, the stands also contain many typical northern hardwood species such as yellow birch (Betula alleghaniensis), black birch (Betula lenta), eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis), cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata), yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), and white ash (Fraxinus americana).

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Published: Jul 1, 2002

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