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G897 Arctic Low Shrub Tundra Group
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Arctic Low Shrub Tundra Group
Colloquial Name: Arctic Low Shrub Tundra
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA,GL,IS,NO,RU,US
States/Provinces: AK, LB, MB, NT, NU, QC, YT
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1042101
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 4 Polar & High Montane Scrub, Grassland & Barrens Class | C04 | 4 |
| Subclass | 4.B Temperate to Polar Alpine & Tundra Vegetation Subclass | S12 | 4.B |
| Formation | 4.B.2 Polar Tundra & Barrens Formation | F031 | 4.B.2 |
| Division | 4.B.2.Xa Arctic Tundra & Barrens Division | D044 | 4.B.2.Xa |
| Macrogroup | 4.B.2.Xa.2 Feltleaf Willow - Eight-petal Mountain-avens - Tussock Cottongrass Tundra Macrogroup | M173 | 4.B.2.Xa.2 |
| Group | 4.B.2.Xa.2.a Arctic Low Shrub Tundra Group | G897 | 4.B.2.Xa.2.a |
| Alliance | A4337 Arctic Acidic Low Willow Tundra Alliance | A4337 | 4.B.2.Xa.2.a |
| Alliance | A4338 Arctic Nonacidic Low Willow Tundra Alliance | A4338 | 4.B.2.Xa.2.a |
| Alliance | A4339 Arctic Dwarf Birch Low Shrub Tundra Alliance | A4339 | 4.B.2.Xa.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, S. Gawler, M. Hall, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, K. Schulz, J. Teague, M. Russo, K. Snow, and P. Comer, editors. 2010-2019a. Divisions, Macrogroups and Groups for the Revised U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. plus appendices. [in preparation]