Modelling the effects of climate change and timber harvest on the forests of central Nova Scotia, Canada

Table 1 The major tree species and moisture, nutrient, and natural disturbance regimes for each of the nine ecosites found in the watersheds (Keys et al. 2003)

Ecosite^a	Major species	Natural disturbance regime	Area (ha)
Dry-poor conifer	Black spruce	Frequent, stand-replacing	718
Fresh-poor conifer	White pine, black spruce, jack pine	Frequent, stand-maintaining	989
Moist-poor conifer	Black spruce, red pine, white pine	Frequent, stand-maintaining	567
Wet-poor conifer	Black spruce, red spruce, balsam fir	Frequent to infrequent, stand-replacing	309
Fresh-medium conifer	Red spruce	Infrequent, stand-replacing	5,317
Moist-medium mixedwood	Red spruce, eastern hemlock, balsam fir	Infrequent, stand-replacing	1,814
Fresh-rich deciduous	Sugar maple, yellow birch, red maple, red spruce	Gap dynamics	1,182
Moist-rich mixedwood	Red maple, sugar maple, red spruce, yellow birch	Infrequent, stand-replacing	61
Wet-rich deciduous	Red maple, balsam fir, yellow birch, red spruce	Infrequent, stand-replacing	12

^aThe naming convention of the ecosites refers to moisture regime, nutrient regime, and cover type, respectively

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