The forest cover of Shenandoah National Park

Berg LY and Moore RB. 1941. The forest cover of Shenandoah National Park

This document defines 12 dominant types of forest cover in Shenandoah National Park. Specifically chestnut oak, red oak, scarlet oak, cove hardwoods, pitch pine, bear pine, black locust, white pine, Virginia pine, gray birch, and open and barren areas. A summary of burned forest acreages is also given in the appendix by year and forest type

Type
Published Report
Authors
Berg, L; Moore, Robert
Date of Issue
1941-07
Units
SHEN
Keywords
Black Locust (Robina pseudoacacia), Chestnut Oak (Quercus prinus), Eastern White Pine (Pinus Strobus), Forest Communities, gray birch (Betula populifolia), Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra), Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida), Plant Studies, Research Report, scarlet oak (Quercus coccinea), Vascular Plants, vegetation map., Virginia pine (Pinus virginiana)
Subjects
Ecological Framework: Biological Integrity | Focal Species or Communities | Vegetation Complex

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