five types forests. forests smokies are made up of many short peaks and ridges that are diversely...
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Five Types Forests
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Forests
• Smokies are made up of many short peaks and ridges that are diversely forested. Unlike the Himalayas that are treeless, relatively young, and have 14 of the world’s highest peaks.
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5 types of forests
• 1.Spruce Fir-above 4,500 ft (esp 5,500). Trees- red spruce, Frasier fir, yellow birch, mountain ash, hobblebush, blackberries. Balsam wooly Adelgid has killed up to 95% of f. firs. Canada
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Spruce Fir
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5 forests
• 2. Northern Hardwood-middle to upper elevations(3,500-5,000 ft) New England type forest. Sugar Maple, American Beech, Yellow Birch. Great colors. Every 1000 ft elev.=250 miles N.
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Northern Hardwood
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Weather/elevation/altitude/10-24-05
–Sugarlands-1600ft-H67-L37-P 0.23in
• Newfound Gap-5000-H54-L26-P 0.07
• Cades Cove-1900-H64-L35-P 0.2• Oconaluftee-2040-H67-L38-P 0.0• Mt. Leconte-6400-H49-L20-P T
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5 forests
• 3. Pine Oak-drier slopes, well drained, fire is important. Red, scarlet, black and chestnut oaks, along with pines-mostly white.
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Pine Oak Forest
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5 forests
• 4. Cove Hardwood-sheltered coves up to 4,500 ft. Rich, deep soil. Y. birch, beech, maples, magnolia, very large trees.
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Cove Hardwood
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5 forests
• 5. Hemlock-moist slopes of streams at lower elevations. Heavily affected by logging. Hemlock Wooly Adelgid.
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Hemlock Forest
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Hemlock
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5 forests
• 130 tree species and 4,000 other plants. All 5 forest viewable from Campbell overlook 2m S. of Sugarlands on US 441 on Newfound Gap Rd.
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Forest assignment
• List 5 Forests include elevations, Rainfall, 5 plants, 5 animals that depend on it,1 fact for each, and any threats.