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Taking a Deeper Look at the Community at Ray Benson Sno-Park
Taking a Deeper Look at the Community at Ray Benson Sno-Park
What species are present in this forest? Are the forest layers well represented? Is it a mature forest
Community Analysis
Community Analysis
Keep in mind as you watch the video
Keep in mind as you watch the video
Take notes using the community analysis pages for each site provided in the assignment.
Identify which species are present in the different layers of this forest
Get a sense of the structural complexity of the forest
Note any special points of interest
Tree Identification
Tree Identification
Mountain Hemlock
White Pine
Pacific Silver Fir
Engleman Spruce
Huckleberry
Huckleberry
Poor soil quality, low nutrients and water retention (except in early spring, when surface snow may have melted but deeper soil is still frozen) … can create a temporary bog-like condition which allows the Lowbush Huckleberry to thrive
Soil Analysis
Soil Analysis
Note the characteristics of the soil
Describe the effects of this type of soil on the vegetation
Huckleberry Bog
Huckleberry Bog
Note the dense coverage of the herbaceous layer
Name the species that dominates the herbaceous layer
Check Your Knowledge
Check Your Knowledge
A few of the species at Ray Benson.
See if you can ID the plants below from what you saw on the videos ... answers on the next page.
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