Nova Scotia is placed within the Hemlock -White Pine -Northern Hardwood Forest Region by Nichols (22). This region, although transitional between the boreal forest to the north and the deciduous forest to the south, contains species which are more or less confined to it, and which give the region an ecological distinctness (22, 1). These characteristic species are hemlock (Tsuga canadensis (L.) Carr.), red spruce (Picea rubens Sarg.), white pine (Pinus Strobus L.) and yellow birch (Betula lutea Michx. f.).Rowe ( 2 4 ) included most of the Maritime Provinces within the Acadian Forest Region, which corresponds approximately to the eastern part of the Hemlock -White Pine -Northern Hardwood Region of Nichols. The Nova Scotian portion of the Acadian Forest Region is divided into seven sections. The Tobeatic Area of Queens County where the present study was carried out is located within the Atlantic Uplands Section which covers more than one half of the area of the province. The forest, primarily coniferous, includes a large proportion of hemlock, and red spruce. White and red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) and red maple (Acer rzibrum L.) are frequently found, while balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) is present as a minor constitueat in mature stands. Pioneer species such as white birch (Betula papyrifera Marsh.), red maple, large-tooth aspen (Populus grandidentata Michx.) are commonly found in disturbed areas. Northern red oak (Quercus rubra L., var. For personal use only.
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