Table 1 Understory vegetation soil indicator species from research plots on the Clatse and Neekas rivers, B.C. Species are separated into nitrogen-rich soil and nitrogen-poor soil indicator categories based on data by Klinka et al. [29].
From: Nitrogen uptake in riparian plant communities across a sharp ecological boundary of salmon density
Nitrogen-rich soil indicator species | Nitrogen-poor soil indicator species | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Alnus rubra | Ribes bracteosum | Blechnum spicant | Vaccinium alaskaense |
Athyrium filix-femina | Rubus parviflorus | Clintonia uniflora | Vaccinium ovalifolium |
Gymnocarpium dryopteris | Rubus spectabilis | Coptis aspleniifolia | Vaccinium parvifolium |
Heracleum lanatum | Sambucus racemosa | Cornus canadensis | Â |
Lonicera involucrata | Smilacina stellata | Gaultheria shallon | Â |
Lysichitum americanum | Streptopus amplexifolius | Listera cordata | Â |
Maianthemum dilatatum | Streptopus roseus | Luzula multiflora | Â |
Malnus fusca | Thelypteris phegopteris | Lycopodium clavatum | Â |
Oplopanax horridus | Tiarella trifoliata | Menziesia ferruginea | Â |
Picea sitchensis | Urtica dioica | Rubus pedatus | Â |
Polystichum munitum | Viola glabella | Sorbus sitchensis | Â |