appendix i.ecological forest management: atlantic white-cedar stand presentation
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STAND 2:
ATLANTIC WHITE-CEDAR BOG
MACM ASSOCIATES
Marnie Niederhofer
Aimee Harvie
Conor Lynch
Marie Cook
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Stand Location and History
CEDIC RUN
CAMPUS
LAKE FRED
CRANBERRY BOGS
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ABIOTIC
COMPONENTS
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Soil Description
Muck-or peat, acidic, sludge
Sandy Loam-mixture of sand silt and clay
Berry Land-layers of organic mineral material
Dower Loamy Sand-course and sandy used for growing crops
Atsion Sand poorly drained, found is areas used in blueberry and cranberry production.
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CEDICK RUN, A LOSING STREAM
Damming = water build up
Water is lost to groundwater recharge.
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Climate
40-60 inches ofprecipitation annually
Leaching effect in soil
June-August highs of 38degrees Celsius
December-February lows(areas such as Maine) 38degrees Celsius yet
usually mild
Frost free season is 140-305 days
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STAND STRUCTURE
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TREES
DIAMETER CLASS
TOTAL TREES IN STAND BY SPECIES
Atlantic White-cedar
Red Maple
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STAND BASICS
VOLUME
GROWTH
MAI
(CORDS/ACRE)PAI (CORDS/ACRE)
MAI (BOARD
FEET/ACRE )
PAI (BOARD
FEET/ACRE)
ATLANTIC WHITE-CEDAR 0.20 5.30 22.72 1556.23
RED MAPLE 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 0.20 5.30 22.72 1556.23
TOTAL
CORDS
TOTAL
BOARD
FEETATLANTIC WHITE-CEDAR 175.31 22794.23
RED MAPLE 3.97 0
TOTAL 179.28 22794.23
Volumetric estimations of potential cords and board feet
for the cedar stand on Stockton College's campus based
on the point sampling method with a per acre conversion
factor of 40.
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Understory VegetationShrubs:High bush blueberry
Swamp Azalea
Fetterbush
Red maple
Sweet pepper bush
Dangleberry
Swamp rose
BayberryWinterberry
Herbs:
Smart weed
Arrow arum
Spatulate-leaved sundew
Other:
Peat Moss
Poison Ivy
Green Briar
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Atlantic White Cedar
Reproduction and Regeneration
Monoecious: Staminateand Pistillate flowers areproduced on separate shoots,and both grow to about 3mm inlength
Cones: Mature at the end ofthe first growing season. Conesare spherical, ~6mm in length,and contain 5 to 15 wingedseeds.
Seeds: Rounded, slightlycompressed. 460,000 seedsmakes 1 pound.
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Favorable Conditions: Moist areas above the usual water table
Sunlight
Suitable Seedbeds: Moist rotting wood, sphagnum moss, and muck.
Leaf litter from pines, shrubs, or other hardwoods are unfavorable.
Atlantic White Cedar
Reproduction and Regeneration
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Inside the Stand
Light Intensity: 4 to 6 percent of full sunlight Mortality: Seedlings typically survive for only 1 to 3 years
Better suited sites: Open areas with available sunlight, such asclear cut sites or abandoned cranberry bogs, allow seedlings to compete
successfully with hardwoods and shrubs.
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Red Maple
Reproduction and Regeneration
Polygamodioecious:Male trees, Female trees, and
Monoecious trees. The species
shows a tendency towards
dioeciousness.
Flowering: Red Maple is oneof the first trees to flower in the Spring
Fruitful: A 30cm (DBH) treeonce yielded nearly 1 million seeds.
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Germination: Can occurimmediately after ripening, without
the use of pregermination
treatment.
Shade Tolerance: Germination can occur under very
little sunlight.
Seedlings can survive under a closed
forest canopy for several years.
Shade tolerance is determined bythe quality of the site.
Red Maple
Reproduction and Regeneration
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Dormant Buds: Ever present at the base of Red Maple stems.
Can be stimulated by cutting or fire.
Vigorous sprouting makes it a suitable species for coppicing.
Tends to be found in sprout clumps in areas of regular disturbance.
Red Maple
Reproduction and Regeneration
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Atlantic White-cedar
Produces durable,
high-quality wood
Found within 50-130miles of the coast
Occupies
freshwaterswamps
and bogs
Forms small, dense,
homogeneous stands
Stands patchily
distributed throughout
range
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Red Maple
Used mainly
for landscaping
Most widely adaptable species
to site conditions in North
America
Aggressive
secondary successionhardwood species
Produces undesirable wood
Short syrup season
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WildlifeAtlantic white cedar stand
Black-and-white warbler
Ovenbird
Black-throated green warbler
Hermit thrush
New Jerseys
Atlantic white
cedar wetlandsare home to
many birds
species. They
use these
ecosystems to
nest andbreed.
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WildlifeAtlantic white cedar stand
Barred owl
Pine Barren tree frog
Timber rattlesnake
Southern red-backed vole
The Southern red-
backed vole is an
abundant species
in the cedar
wetlands.
Pine Barren tree
frogs are an
endangered speciesthat live in Atlantic
white cedar
swamps.
The barred owl
uses the cedar
wetlands to huntand nest.
Timber rattlesnakes
hibernate in the
hollow root systems
of Atlantic white
cedars.
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WildlifeAtlantic white cedar stand
Cottontail
rabbits use
Atlantic white
cedar stands
for cover and
food.
Cottontail rabbit
White-tailed deer Hessels hairstreak
Mycorrhizal fungi
Cottontail rabbits
use the Atlantic
white cedar stands
for cover and food.
Mycorrhizal fungi
attach to root
systems of the
cedars and allowsfor the intake of
more nutrients and
therefore growth.
White-tailed deer
use the Atlantic
white cedar
wetlands for shelter
and food in the
winter.
The Hessels
hairstreak is only
found in these
ecosystems.