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.