Appendix B: Habitat Profiles New Hampshire Wildlife Action PlanB-82 HABITAT PROFILE New Hampshire Wildlife Action Plan B-83 Associated Species: Spruce Grouse, Bay-Breast- ed Warbler, Bicknell’s Thrush, American Marten, Canadian Lynx, Northern Bog Lemming

• Main Authors: Ss Montane Black, Spruce-red Spruce, S Northern Hardwood, Spruce-fir S, R Kelly, New Hampshire Fish
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: Grouse Bay; American marten; Lynx
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.615.2182; http://extension.unh.edu/resources/files/resource001137_rep1828.pdf

Harsh climatic extremes and highly erosive soils play a significant role in determining the structure and species composition of high elevation spruce fir forests found in New Hampshire. Increased rainfall (more than 6 in per 1000 ft in elevation), snow cover (increase in weeks of snow cover per yea...