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Watershed Plots -- Plot 4

Plot 4, BALSAM-FIR Plot 4, canopy
Overview of Plot 4, 01-19-1999 Plot 4, canopy, 04-19-1999
Plot 4, snowcover Granite boulder, map lichen, white pine needles
Plot 4, 03-08-1999. Snow depth 27 cm. Detail 4-1, 02-01-1999. Needles, lichen, boulder
White pine cones, red spruce cone, white pine needles Balsam fir seeding
Detail 4-2, 02-01-1999. Cones and needles. Detail 4-3, 02-01-1999. Seedling.
Reindeer lichen, white pine needles Terminal buds, balsam fir
Detail 4-4, 02-01-1999. Needles and lichen. Detail 4-5, 05-02-1999. New leaf buds.
Buds on leader, balsam fir Reindeer lichen
Detail 4-6, 05-02-1999. New buds. Detail 4-7, 05-02-1999. Lichen.
Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum) Leader, Balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
Detail 4-8, 05-15-1999. New leaves. Detail 4-9, 05-15-1999. Leader.
Buds on leader, balsam fir New growth on balsam fir (Abies balsamea)
Detail 4-10, 05-22-1999. New leaves. Detail 4-11, 05-28-1999. New leaves.
Canopy, Plot 4 Spittlebug nest
Detail 4-12, 05-22-1999. Canopy. Detail 4-13, 06-05-1999. Bubbles on tree stem.
Balsam fir (Abies balsamea) Small orb-weaving spider's web on balsam fir
Detail 4-14, 05-22-1999. Coniferous sapling. Detail 4-15, 06-11-1999. Web.
Plot 4, June 1999 Spore cases of hair-cap moss
Detail 4-16, 06-21-1999. Plot 4 overview. Detail 4-17, 06-21-1999. Slender growths.
Grass Reindeer lichen
Detail 4-18, 06-21-1999. Slender plant. Detail 4-19, 06-21-1999. Tangled plant.
Eastern white pine cones and needles Hair-cap moss.
Detail 4-20, 06-21-1999. Cones and needles. Detail 4-21, 06-21-1999. Moss.
Eastern white pine seedling Spittlebug nest on balsam fir
Detail 4-22, 06-21-1999. Seedling. Detail 4-23, 06-21-1999. Bubbles on tree stem.
Striped maple leaves Balsam fir with 6 inches of new growth
Detail 4-24, 06-21-1999. Opposite leaves. Detail 4-25, 07-05-1999. Six-inch rule measuring leader growth.
Birch (yellow) and red maple (red) leaves alt text
Detail 4-26, 08-16-1999. Fallen leaves. Detail 4-27, 10-04-1999. Plot 4 overview.
Red maple leaves Fallen red maple leaves
Detail 4-28, 10-04-1999. Red leaves. Detail 4-29, near plot 4, 10-04-1999. Fallen leaves.
Red oak leaves and white pine needles White pine needles & bigtooth aspen leaves
Detail 4-30, 11-01-1999. Fallen leaves. Detail 4-31, 12-24-1999. Northeast corner of Plot 4.

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