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CEGL004547 Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Bigtooth Maple - Chinquapin Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This forest occurs in the most mesic canyons of the Guadalupe Mountains in the Trans-Pecos of Texas. It is dominated by Acer grandidentatum and Quercus muehlenbergii. Other species which may occur in small numbers are the deciduous Ostrya knowltonii and the evergreen Arbutus xalapensis, Juniperus deppeana, Pinus edulis, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, and Quercus grisea. The shrub and herb strata are relatively sparse. This forest occurs in the most sheltered habitats, on upper stream terraces and canyonheads. This community grades to slightly less mesic mixed evergreen-deciduous forests and woodlands.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Acer grandidentatum is thought to be a relict species from the Pleistocene glaciations in the canyons of the Guadalupe escarpment.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is dominated by Acer grandidentatum and Quercus muehlenbergii. Other species which may occur in small numbers are the deciduous Ostrya knowltonii and the evergreen Arbutus xalapensis, Juniperus deppeana, Pinus edulis, Pinus ponderosa var. scopulorum, and Quercus grisea. The shrub and herb strata are relatively sparse.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This forest occurs in the most sheltered habitats, on upper stream terraces and canyonheads. This community grades to slightly less mesic mixed evergreen-deciduous forests and woodlands.
Geographic Range: This forest occurs in the most mesic canyons of the Guadalupe Mountains in the Trans-Pecos of Texas.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NM, TX
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683222
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2?
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.B Temperate & Boreal Forest & Woodland Subclass | S15 | 1.B |
| Formation | 1.B.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Nd Madrean-Balconian Forest & Woodland Division | D060 | 1.B.1.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Nd.2 Chihuahuan Pine - Douglas-fir / Silverleaf Oak Madrean Montane Forest & Woodland Macrogroup | M011 | 1.B.1.Nd.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b Douglas-fir - Southwestern White Pine / Silverleaf Oak Forest & Woodland Group | G202 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b |
| Alliance | A3109 Bigtooth Maple - Chisos Red Oak - Chinquapin Oak Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3109 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b |
| Association | CEGL004547 Bigtooth Maple - Chinquapin Oak Forest | CEGL004547 | 1.B.1.Nd.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Acer grandidentatum - Quercus muehlenbergii Plant Association (Muldavin et al. 2003a)
< IA3a. Bigtooth Maple - Oak Forest (Allard 1990)
< IA3a. Bigtooth Maple - Oak Forest (Allard 1990)
- Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.
- Diamond, D. D. 1993. Classification of the plant communities of Texas (series level). Unpublished document. Texas Natural Heritage Program, Austin. 25 pp.
- Gehlbach, F. R. 1967. Vegetation of the Guadalupe Escarpment, New Mexico-Texas. Ecology 48:404-419.
- Muldavin, E., P. Neville, P. Arbetan, Y. Chauvin, A. Browder, and T. Neville. 2003a. A vegetation map of Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico. Final report submitted in partial fulfillment of Cooperative Agreement No. Ca-7170-99-004. New Mexico Natural Heritage Program at the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque. 102 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.
- TNHS [Texas Natural History Survey]. No date. Unpublished data. Texas Natural History Survey, The Nature Conservancy, San Antonio.