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Berkshire Transition

Ecoregion in Appalachian Mountains in CT, NY, MA

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Many of the characteristics in the Berkshire Transition ecoregion are similar to those of the southern portion of the Vermont Piedmont (58f). The climate of Ecoregion 58e in southern Massachusetts and Connecticut is somewhat milder, however, than that of the Vermont Piedmont (58f). Forest types are a mix of northern, transition, and central hardwoods, with elevations in the range of 400 to 1700 feet. Some of the calcareous geologic bedrock found in the Vermont Piedmont is also present in this region; however, there are also various types of schist, micaceous quartzite or quartz schist, and some gneiss. Some surface waters are lower in alkalinity than most of those in the Vermont Piedmont (58f). Coarse-loamy, mesic Inceptisols are typical. Some soils have dense till that restricts root growth and the movement of water. The region also has similarities to the Glaciated Reading Prong/Hudson Highlands (58i) in New York and New Jersey, although the geology here in Ecoregion 58e is more diverse.

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