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MS Zone
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- 1What is this zones elevation range?Wetter: 1250m - 1700m
Drier: 1100m - 1500m - 2What is this zones geographical range?Fraser plateau (west of williams lake) to the US border. Also on the leeward side of the Coastal/cascade mountains, Okanagan highlands and the southern rocky mountain trench
- 3What zone is above it?ESSF zone
- 4What zones are typically below it?IDF and SBPS zones
- 5What resources are found in this zone?Forestry and wildlife values (wintering habitat for ungulates) and fur harvesting
- 6What are some land issues?Mining, pest infestations (such as beetles)
- 7What is its conservation status?Apparently secure
- 8What trees are found on zonal sites?Lodgepole pine, subalpine fir, hybrid spruce and douglas fir
- 9What shrubs are found on zonal sites?Grouseberry, black huckleberry, bunchberry and the utah honeysuckle
- 10What trees are on very dry sites?Lodgepole pine dominated and can have douglas fir
- 11What shrubs are found on very dry sites?Utah honeysuckle, falsebox and birch leaved spirea
- 12What trees are found on wet sites?Hybrid spruce dominated with a little subalpine fir
- 13What shrubs are found on wet sites?Black huckleberry and black twinberry
- 14What is one special feature of this zone?Great wintering habitats for ungulates; steep slopes and lodgepole pine stands reduce snow depth
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- TOEFL Forestry 207 Flashcards on MS Zone, created by Mariah Kampman on 01/12/2021.
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