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Ecology of red maple swamps in the glaciated northeast: A community profile

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7049909
In many areas of the glaciated northeastern United States, forested wetlands dominated by red maple (Acer rubrum) cover more of the landscape than all other nontidal wetland types combined. Yet surprisingly little of their ecology, functions, or social significance has been documented. Bogs, salt marshes, Atlantic white cedar swamps, and other less common types of wetlands have received considerable attention from scientists, but, except for botanical surveys, red maple swamps have been largely ignored. The report conveys what is known about these common wetlands and identifies topics most in need of investigation. Red maple swamps are so abundant and so widely distributed in the Northeast that their physical, chemical, and biological properties range widely as well, and their values to society are diverse. The central focus of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service community profile series is the plant and animal communities of wetlands and deepwater habitats.
Research Organization:
Rhode Island Univ., Kingston, RI (United States). Dept. of Natural Resources Science
OSTI ID:
7049909
Report Number(s):
PB-94-155843/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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