|
Eroded/Disturbed(0-5 km) |
Stable upland(5-15 km) |
Reference(>15 km) |
Tree species |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
Abiesbalsamea |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
47 |
4.15% |
Acer rubrum |
57 |
7.37% |
300 |
31.45% |
508 |
44.84% |
Acer spicatum |
0 |
0.00% |
2 |
0.21% |
0 |
0.00% |
Alnusviridis ssp. Crispa |
0 |
0.00% |
15 |
1.57% |
0 |
0.00% |
Betulapapyrifera |
661 |
85.51% |
425 |
44.55% |
406 |
35.83% |
Fraxinusamericana |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
14 |
1.24% |
Ostryavirginiana |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
46 |
4.06% |
Piceaglauca |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
16 |
1.41% |
Pinusbanksiana |
1 |
0.13% |
1 |
0.10% |
0 |
0.00% |
Pinusresinosa |
8 |
1.03% |
6 |
0.63% |
2 |
0.18% |
Pinusstrobus |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
7 |
0.62% |
Populusgrandidentata |
14 |
1.81% |
0 |
0.00% |
22 |
1.94% |
Populustremuloides |
1 |
0.13% |
1 |
0.10% |
44 |
3.88% |
Quercusrubra |
25 |
3.23% |
138 |
14.47% |
14 |
1.24% |
Salix spp. |
6 |
0.78% |
66 |
6.92% |
5 |
0.44% |
Thujaoccidentalis |
0 |
0.00% |
0 |
0.00% |
2 |
0.18% |
Total |
773 |
|
954 |
|
1133 |
|
|
Sites are grouped based on distance from the smelters. Eroded/Disturbed sites:Airport, Wahnapitae Hydro-Dam and Kelly Lake; Stable upland sites: Kingsway,Kukagami and Laurentian; Reference sites: Onaping Falls, Capreol and Hagar. |
Table 2: Total number (#) and percentage (%) of all tree species present in eroded/disturbed, stable upland and reference sites from GSR. |