| Impact ID |
Scientific Name
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Impact Type
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Study Type
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Study Location
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Impact Description
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Geographic Location
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Reference
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7824
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Alnus glutinosa
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Harvest
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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While it is not considered a commercially valuable hardwood, Alnus glutinosa is kept by some US nurseries to meet the demand for use in orchards (as a windbreak) and at mine revegetation sites.
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25067
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7825
|
Alnus glutinosa
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Harvest
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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Alnus glutinosa (black alder) wood may be used for carving, and the leaves may be used for medicinal purposes.
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703
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7826
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Alnus glutinosa
|
Harvest
|
Anecdotal
|
N/A
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Black alder (Alnus glutinosa) acts as a significant source of nitrogen, which typically becomes available for other species and has been shown to increase growth in nearby trees.
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25069
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7827
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Alnus glutinosa
|
Harvest
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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For this reason, black alder (Alnus glutinosa) is sometimes recommended as a nurse crop (a species interplanted with the species of interest in order to assist in its growth) for numerous hardwood tree species.
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25083
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7828
|
Alnus glutinosa
|
Harvest
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Anecdotal
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N/A
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When interplanted on coal mine reclamation sites, black alder's (Alnus glutinosa) presence was associated with the doubling in size of adjacent yellow-poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera), white ash (Fraxinus americana), and American sycamore (Plantanus occidentalis).
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25062
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7829
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Alnus glutinosa
|
Harvest
|
Anecdotal
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N/A
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In a seven-year study of shale mining reclamation sites in Estonia, Alnus glutinosa stands showed high survival and productivity rates, as well as reduced soil pH and phosphorus concentration.
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25058
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