trees and their environments Flashcards
what is the dispersal method of a big tooth aspen?
wind
a black locust is most commonly found in what habitats?
open and edge
a black locust has what level of habitat sensitivity?
it is a generalist
Hickory’s are dispersed by what?
mammals
mockernut hickory has what habitat sensitivity?
it is intermediate
a bitternut hickory preferrs what habitat?
groundcover
hawthornes are most likely found in what habitat(s)?
open and edge
hawthornes are dispersead by what method?
birds
honey locusts are found in what habitat(s)?
open, edge, and full cover
black walnut is dispersead by what?
mammal droppings
black walnut has a drough tolerance of what?
moderate
tulip poplar are generally found where?
in open and full cover environments
by what method is osage orange dispersed?
animal droppings
black cherry has what shade tolerance?
light shade tolerance
black cherry is dispersed by what method?
birds
red maple has what shade tolerance?
light shade
red maple is dispersead by what method?
wind
pignut and shagbark hickory are different in what characteristic other than physical traits?
shagbark can be dispersead by gravity
northern hackberry is dispersed by what method(s)?
wind and birds
green ash is typically found in the ____story of the forest?
understory
how is green ash dispersed?
wind
sycamore are dispersed by what methods?
wind and water
oaks are dispersed by what method?
mammals
sassafras is dispersed by what method?
birds
sassafras has what preferred habitat(s)
edge and full forest.
yellow buckeye is dispersed by what method(s)?
gravity and mammals
box elder is dispersed by what method?
wind
pawpaw has what habitat sensitivity?
intermediate
spicebush is dispersed by what method?
birds
basswood is found in what light level?
closed canopy, low light level.
basswood is dispersed by what method(s)?
bird
slippery elm has what drought tolerance?
high
what do sugar maple, musclewood, shellbark hickory, flowering dogwood, and persimmon all have in common?
preferencce of very heavily shaded environments.
how is shellbark dispersed?
mammals
what habitats does persimmon prefer?
full forests and edges
sugar maple is dispersed by what method(s)?
wind
sugar maple has what level of habitat sensitivity?
intermediate
american beech is dispersed by what?
mammals