Vegetation Environmental

This is an open Picea glauca community (15% to 20% cover); Picea mariana was an occasional associate. The mean age of this type is 172 years. Betula glandulosa is the dominant shrub with 60% cover. Ledum palustre, Vaccinium uliginosum and Salix planifolia ssp. pulchra contribute 10%, 10% and 5% to the shrub layer respectively. The herbaceous layer is composed of Empetrum nigrum (25% cover), Vaccinium vitis-idaea (25% cover), Aster sibiricus and Lycopodium annotinum var. pungens. The major species of the nonvascular layer are Hylocomium splendens (50%), Pleurozium schreberi (30%), Peltigera aphthosa var. leucophlebia (5%), Nephroma arcticum (10%), Cladonia rangiferina (10%) and Cladonia species

This type is at an average altitude of 562 meters with a 4% slope and a south/southwest exposure. The range in elevation is 453-671 meters. The range is slope is 3% to 22%.