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Dominant Vegetation Forms (Muldal, 1994):
87% deciduous trees, 7% tall shrubs, and 6% robust emergents;
Vegetation Communities (Muldal, 1994):
One form
M1: robust emergents- Typha latifolia;
S1: deciduous trees- Acer saccharum, Ulmus americana;
Two forms
S2: deciduous trees- Salix nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Cornus stolonifera, Fraxinus pennsylvanica;
Three forms
S3: Fraxinus pennsylvanica, Ulmus americana; Acer rubrum; Impatiens capensis, Lysimachia thyrsiflora; Phalaris arundinacea, Carex sp.;
S4: tall shrubs- Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Salix petiolaris, Cornus stolonifera; Phalaris arundinacea, Carex sp.;
S5: deciduous trees- Acer saccharum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Acer saccharum, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Lysimachia thyrsiflora, Onoclea sensibilis;
S6: deciduous trees- Salix nigra, Fraxinus pennsylvanica; Phalaris arundinacea, Sparganium eurycarpum; Typha latifolia, Typha angustifolia;
Four forms
S7: deciduous trees- Acer saccharum, Ulmus americana; Ulmus americana, Rhamnus cathartica; Lycopus uniflora, Impatiens capensis; Carex tuckermani, grass spp.;
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