Bottomland forests are generally used to describe forests which are comprised of both hardwood and softwood tree species that occur on low-elevation, alluvial floodplains or lower terraces of rivers and streams.(2) These forests are linear in character. The term “bottomland hardwoods” is generally used to describe both the dominant forest tree species and the major forest types that occur on floodplains. Riverine flooding and the succession that occurs after major flooding events are the major natural processes that drive this system. Very early-successional stages can be sparsely vegetated or dominated by herbaceous vegetation.
Flora
Dominant in wet sites:
Black cottonwood
Oregon ash
Red alder
White alder
Willow
Dominant on drained sites, natural levees or high terraces:
Oregon ash
Oregon maple (3)
Fauna
Black tailed deer
Red fox
American beaver
Wood ducks
Bald eagle
Hawks
Great horned owl
Flicker
Woodpeckers
Warblers
Other songbirds
Rough skinned newt
Pacific tree frogs
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