Cape Cods Atlantic White Cedar: Managing a Unique, Natural (?)
Motzkin G and Patterson WA. 1991. Cape Cods Atlantic White Cedar: Managing a Unique, Natural (?). Park Science. 11(3):10 - 11
Cape Cod National Seashore (CACO) has the only National Park Service administered Atlantic white cedar (AWC; Chamaecyparis thyoides) wetlands. Although AWC is found in four areas at CACO, the 5-hectare Marconi Atlantic White Cedar Swamp (MAWCS) is the largest and most significant site, with one of the few examples of an old-growth AWC stand in the northeastern United States. Management of the MAWCS poses unique challenges because it lies in a rapidly developing landscape that is substantially altered from its presettlement condition. (A brief history of AWC is given. Pollen and charcoal profiles for the MAWCS are illustrated in Figure 1.)
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Motzkin, Glenn; Patterson, William
- Units
- CACO
- Keywords
- Atlantic White Cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides), Development, History, Management, Plant Studies, Swamps, Trees, Wetlands