Brief shallow ' ^ 

 f looeOng has little " '^' ^^ 

 apparent effect on cf3 

 mature cedars, but 

 young cedars die. 



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± 



E 



Cedar 



seedling 



Dead 

 cedar 



Mixed 

 hardwood 

 & shrubs 



Peat 





Glacial 

 rubble 



Water 



Protracted flooding kills » c:^* Qi 



all the trees. * ■ ^ 



If the water eventually recedes, 



restocking is dependent on seed availability. 





af^ 



IMixed Non-Cedar Stand 



A disaster that kills seedlings eliminates 

 the cedar forest unless an external seed 

 source is available. 



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Figure 28. Effects of flooding in Atlantic white cedar wetlands. 



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