Alder Thicket
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Flora, fauna, earth, and sky...
The natural history of the northwoods |
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Classification |
- Province: Laurentian Mixed Forest
- Section: Northern Superior Uplands
- System: Fire Dependent Woodland
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Description: |
- The Alder/Willow Wetland, about 2.5% of the BWCAW by surface area
- Slow moving subsurface water with dense, nearly impenetrable cover
of tall shrubs
- Signature Species
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Indicator
Species: |
Trees
Shrubs
Herbs
- White Panicled Aster, Aster lanceolatus
- Bluejoint Reedgrass, Calamagrostis
canadensis
- Marsh Bellflower, Campanula aparinoides
- Joe Pye Weed, Eupatorium maculatum
- Boneset, Eupatorium perfoliatum
- Sensitive Fern, Onoclea
sensibilis
- Arrowleaf Tearthumb, Polygonatum sagittatum
- Green Bulrush, Scirpus atrovirens
- Marsh Fern, Thelypteris palustris
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Landform & Topography: |
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Soils & Hydrology: |
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Identification: |
- The Alder/Willow Wetland, about 2.5% of the BWCAW by surface area
- Slow moving subsurface water with dense, nearly impenetrable cover
of tall shrubs
- Signature Species
- Spruce Grouse, Dendragapus canadensis
- Woodcock, Scolopax minor
- Alder Flycatcher, Empidonax alnorum
- Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus
- Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla
- Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia
- Common Yellowthroat Warbler, Geothlypsis tricha
- Mourning Warbler, Oporornis philadelphia
- Palm Warbler, Dendroica palmarumi
- American Goldfinch, Carduelis trista
- Pine Siskin, Carduelis pinus
- Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea
- Moose, Alces alces
- Snowshoe Hare, Lepus americanus
- Muskrat, Ondatra zibethicus
- White-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus
- Beaver, Castor canadensis
- Masked Shrew, Sorex cinereus
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Natural
History
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Last updated on
30 June, 2004
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