H6.1 Hardwood Forest

Hardwood or deciduous forests are predominantly composed of broad-leaved trees and associated plants. There are three common associations of hardwood forest:

1) Maple, Oak, Birch -- this vegetation type is a predominant early to mid successional forest of southwestern Nova Scotia. It is mainly the consequence of fire.

2) Sugar Maple, Yellow Birch, Beech -- this is the hardwood climax forest of Nova Scotia, climax or near-climax hardwood forest consisting mainly of shade-tolerant hardwoods occurring on higher ground. In North America, Nova Scotia represents the northeastern limit of distribution for this forest.

3) Sugar Maple, Elm (Floodplain) Forest -- this is the climax forest of floodplains. Valley floors of the larger river systems with rich intervale soils support a great diversity of vegetation.

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