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Ecoregion 11f occupies the elevational zone above the unforested Canyons and Dissected Uplands (11g); it is drier than the marine-influenced Mesic Forest Zone (11l) that exists at similar elevations to the west.
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The disjunct Mesic Forest Zone includes the highest forested areas in the western Wallowas and the Blue Mountains.
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The erosional material composing these foothills is coarser than the fine sediments of the adjacent Mesic Dissected Plains (43q).
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Mesic graminoid herbaceous communities and tall scrub communities are widespread throughout the region.
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Mesic soils are concentrated on the uplands of the Inner Coastal Plain (84d).
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They are a contrast to the more mesic soils of the Mesic Dissected Plains (43q) and the Powder River Basin (43w).
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Mesic Alfisols are common in the New Jersey in situ clay formation, and are generally deeper than soils from younger Wisconsinan till and limestone in Ecoregion 67j. portion of Ecoregion 67a.
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Mesic graminoid herbaceous and low scrub communities occupy extensive areas.
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Mesic sites also occur and may contain beech – maple forests.
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Mesic slopes have closed forests that are dominated by sugar maple, bitternut hickory, yellow-poplar, and beech.
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