This forest is found at elevations above 2800-3000 feet on steep mountain slopes,growing on a fragile layer of often saturated soil comprised ... The ground is usually covered by leaf litter.

By: Karina V. R. Schäfer (Rutgers University Newark, NJ) & Dirk W. Vanderklein (Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ) © 2011 Nature Education All plant growth ...

and in many areas that layer has been stripped out, or the forest has been left to grow up and shade out the understory." With its tangle of hazel, willow and bramble, the chosen Lancashire ...

Some people might be wondering what is going on at the Shawnee Bottoms NICHES property in Fountain County near the Wabash ...

Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) is an understory shrub typically found in late successional forests. This gymnosperm is very shade tolerant and will often form dense layers near the forest floor. Canada ...