Forest Ecosystems Exam #1 || with 100% Errorless Solutions.

stand correct answers a group of trees of similar species composition, age, or spatial arrangement growing under approximately the same site conditions (e.g. soil, light, moisture, etc) -age class -competition/density -composition -site quality correct answers A stand of trees can be demarcated by? forest correct answers a 3-dimensional ecological system dominated by trees and other woody vegetation that exists in dynamic interaction with the landscape and the environment -climate (precipitation/ temperature) -latitude correct answers factors which can influence forest type? example forest types correct answers -Douglas fir -coastal redwood -lodgepole pine -ponderosa pine -chaparral -pinon juniper woodlands -maple/beech/birch -cypress forest -sugar maple -longleaf pine -spruce-fir -eastern hemlock -oak/hickory succession correct answers -the directional change in presence and abundance of species over time after a disturbance - forbs -- shrubs -- young forest -- mature forest -- climax forest -understanding this concept is important to understanding how the trees can prevent erosion and affect evaporation disturbance correct answers -substantial removal of living biomass - can change successional development prior to the establishment of self perpetuating potential vegetation (climax forest) -both natural/anthropogenic play a large role in what initially establishes in a forest primary succession correct answers vegetation development starts with no previous soil development (eg bare rock, sand after glaciation); usually plants have no lived there for some time