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Species Most Often Observed near Tsuga canadensis

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This pie chart shows the relative likelihood of observing particular other species commonly observed near Tsuga canadensis

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These species are those which most commonly occur in our observation database near Tsuga canadensis. Observations favor some phyla over others. Typically Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, and Arthropods are more common in the field than in our records.

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Characteristics of Habitat

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Range and Population:


Countries:Native:
Canada (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario); United States (Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin)

(Ref. 85405) (Ref. 85405)

Habitat Overview:

Moist rocky ridges, ravines, and hillsides; 600--1800m. [source]

Typically found on northern and eastern slopes with cooler, moister environmental conditions. Zone 3.

Cold:

Can tolerate an average annual minimum temperature range of -30°F to -25°F (-31.7 to -34.4°C). Temperature in the habitat of Tsuga canadensis rarely drops below that.

pH:

207-.

In sections below, we make some habitat inferences based on the known habitat preferences of those species most commonly associated with Tsuga canadensis.

Zone:

alpine, circumboreal, montane, subalpine, temperate.

Vegetation:

alpine meadows, boreal forest, coniferous forests, croplands, cultivated areas, deciduous woods and forests, desert, disturbed sites, fence rows, fields, forest edges, forests, gardens, grasslands, hardwood forests, mature forests, meadows, moist woods, montane forests, open forests, pasture, pine forests, plantations, rain forest, shrubby vegetation, steppes, subalpine meadows, thickets, tropical forest, tundra grassland.

Terrain:

arable land, flood plains, hillsides, mountain slopes, pastureland, plantations, roadsides, rock outcrops, rocky ridges, sand dunes, streamsides, urban areas, valleys.

Soil and Rock:

clay, limestone, loam, sandy areas, sandy soil, stony areas.

Water in Area:

along rivers, bays, bogs, brackish water, ditches, dry areas, estuaries, fens, flood plains, lagoon, lakes, marshes, mesic areas, pelagic, ponds, river banks, rivers, saltwater, shores, stream banks, streams, swamps, swampy areas, wet woods.

Slopes in Area:

hillsides, ravines, rocky ridges, rocky slopes.

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