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red spruce (Picea rubens)

Model Reliability: High



Current Forest Inventory and Analysis under Current Conditions
Current Forest Inventory and Analysis under Current Conditions
(DISTRIB-II + SHIFT)
HQCL Legend Help
Importance Value
GCM SCENARIO % Area Occ Ave IV Sum IV Future/Current IV
Actual4.71013630N/A
RFimp5.38.5131550.97
CCSM454.96.390410.69
CCSM854.65.472890.55
GFDL454.75.475000.57
GFDL854.65.473640.56
HAD454.75.575760.58
HAD854.55.573010.56
GCM4555.580540.61
GCM854.85.273230.56

Regional Summary Tree Tables

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 Interpretation Guide


Red spruce is narrow ranged (3.3% of area), but high density and importance where it exists. Red spruce models show little change in area but substantial decrease in mean IV, so that habitat suitability is expected to decline. Its adaptability is also rather low. It is rebounding in growth in some areas now due to reductions in acidic deposition, has a fairly reliable model, and is common in the NE; yet, we suggest a poor rating of capability to cope mostly because of its low adaptability including regeneration difficulties. SHIFT shows some infill.



Family:  Pinaceae

Guild:  persistent, slow-growing, long-lived, tolerant

Functional Lifeform:  medium sized evergreen conifer

2.9 -1.28
-0.62 Model Reliability High

MODFACs
What traits will impact red spruce's ability to adapt to climate change, and in what way?:

 Primary Positive Traits

Environment habitat specificity Shade tolerance

 Primary Negative Traits

Fire topkill Seedling establishment


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