appendix i.ecological forest management: atlantic white-cedar stand presentation

8/7/2019 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

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

3000

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

#

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



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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


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



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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



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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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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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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.

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