Forest Ecosystems

Table 1 Species composition (per cent stems/ha) of the four ideotype stand types

From: An imputation/copula-based stochastic individual tree growth model for mixed species Acadian forests: a case study using the Nova Scotia permanent sample plot network

Species Name		Stand Type^a
Common	Scientific	INHW	IHMW	BS	TSW
balsam fir	Abies balsamea	11	27	1	6
black spruce	Picea mariana			91
red spruce	Picea rubens	12	21		71
eastern white pine	Pinus strobus		1	1	3
northern white-cedar	Thuja occidentalis		1		2
eastern hemlock	Tsuga canadensis		1		3
red maple	Acer rubrum	41	27	4	8
yellow birch	Betula alleghaniensis		1
white birch	Betula papyrifera	30	13	3	5
white ash	Fraxinus americana	1	2
bigtooth aspen	Populus grandidentata	2	1		1
quaking aspen	Populus tremuloides	3	5		1

^a INHW intolerant hardwood, IHMW intolerant hardwood, mixedwood, BS black spruce, TSW tolerant softwood

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