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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01CA1F51.21485140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Two days ago, while traversing the proposed Five Bridge Lakes = Wilderness Area of the Chebucto Peninsula (HRM) by canoe, I noticed a = large number of dead Jack Pines in the barrens and semi-barrens near = Upper Five Bridge Lake. The dead trees show no signs of porcupine or any = other damage, remain upright, and may have died a few years ago. All = other tree species in the area (Tamarack, two spruce species, Paper = Birch) appear to be healthy. The dead Jack Pines are too high above the lake to have been = negatively effected by a slight rise in the lake's level due to a new = beaver dam at its outlet. They are solitary trees or in small clusters, = and not part of a canopy, so it doesn't seem likely that they are being = outcompeted by other tree species as part of a natural ecological = succession. Any other sightings of clusters of dead Jack Pines in the area? In = the province? Any speculation on what may be happening here? Dusan Soudek ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01CA1F51.21485140 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.18812"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Two days ago, while traversing the = proposed Five=20 Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area of the Chebucto Peninsula (HRM) by = canoe, I=20 noticed a large number of dead Jack Pines in the barrens and = semi-barrens=20 near Upper Five Bridge Lake. The dead trees show no signs of = porcupine=20 or any other damage, remain upright, and may have died a few years = ago. All=20 other tree species in the area (Tamarack, two spruce species, Paper = Birch)=20 appear to be healthy.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> The dead Jack Pines are too high = above the=20 lake to have been negatively effected by a slight rise in the = lake's level=20 due to a new beaver dam at its outlet. They are solitary trees or = in small=20 clusters, and not part of a canopy, so it doesn't seem likely that = they are=20 being outcompeted by other tree species as part of a natural ecological=20 succession.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4> Any other sightings of clusters of dead = Jack=20 Pines in the area? In the province? Any speculation on what may be = happening=20 here?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D4>Dusan Soudek</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_006E_01CA1F51.21485140--
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