Successional trajectory of mid elevation Flats, Draws, and Ravines.
The following three graphs represent percent cover on the y-axis and model run year on the x-axis which ends at year 500 for mid elevation flats, draws, and ravines. In both the fire and HWA scenario (a) and the HWA only scenario (b) eastern hemlock is replaced by hardwood species, particularly basswood, yellow buckeye, yellow birch, and sugar maple. In the fire only scenario (c) hemlock maintains its dominance due to the very infrequent fire return on mesic sites. Graphs reflect the percentage of cells occupied on the landtype by each species.
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