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Meanook National Wildlife Area, Alberta 15 km SSW of Athabasca, about 130 km N of Edmonton. Closed Apsen Forest: mesic subintermediate-aged deciduous forest of TREES: 50-75% Populus tremuloides; 1-5% Populus balsamifera – Betula papyrifera; TALL SHRUBS: 1-5% Corylus cornuta – Salix bebbiana – Salix planifolia; <1% Amelanchier alnifolia – Alnus viridis subsp. crispa – Salix discolor; <<1% Betula papyrifera saplings – Prunus pensylvanica; LOW SHRUBS: 20-50% Rosa acicularis – Viburnum edule; 5-20% Cornus stolonifera; 1-5% Symphoicarpos albus; <1% Lonicera involucrata – Ribes oxycanthoides – Ribes triste; HERBS: 20-50% LITTER; 5-20% Calamagrostis canadensis – Aralia nudicaulis – Fragaria virginiana; 1-5% Maianthemum canadensis – Galium boreale – Rubus pubescens – Cornus canadensis – Aster conspicuus; <1% Disporum trachycarpum – Linneae borealis – Thalictrum venulosum – Equisetum sylvaticum – Moehringia lateriflora –Carex praticola – Carex peckii – Sanicula marilandica – Oryzopsis asperifolia – Lonicera dioica var. glaucescens – Mertensia paniculata, and other.