The Eastern Hemlock & The Environment

Eastern Hemlock trees have a thick canopy cover, which has a distinct affect on the environment around them. For information on how the loss of Hemlock trees could affect riparian (stream) and forest floor environments, see the following links:

How hemlock mortality affects ecosystem
How Hemlock decline has affected the ecosystem of the Delaware Water Gap
How Hemlock decline can decrease soil nutrient quality

Information about how Hemlock decline and the consequences of resulting canopy loss:

From Park Service
From Harvard University here and here (pdf)
From the Grant F. Walton Center for Remote Sensing & Spatial Analysis
From the SAIN Invasive Pest Plant Resource Collection