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CEGL007852 Bolboschoenus robustus - Zizaniopsis miliacea - Typha spp. - Spartina bakeri Ruderal Marsh
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sturdy Bulrush - Giant Cutgrass - Cattail species - Sand Cordgrass Ruderal Marsh
Colloquial Name: Managed Former Rice Impoundment Marsh
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community consists of marshes in former rice field impoundments, now managed (with manipulation of hydrology and burning) for wildlife, especially waterfowl. Bolboschoenus robustus, Zizaniopsis miliacea, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia, Typha domingensis, Spartina bakeri, Spartina cynosuroides, Juncus effusus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Spartina patens, Setaria magna, Carex hyalinolepis, Nuphar advena, and Polygonum spp. (section Persicaria) are typical species and can occur in admixtures, or dominate in monospecific stands or zones. In particular, Zizaniopsis miliacea, Bolboschoenus robustus, Typha spp., Spartina cynosuroides, and Spartina bakeri can dominate large areas, and it may prove useful to recognize these different dominance patterns as subassociations, phases, or variants. Water is "taken off" these areas on an annual or biennial basis to allow burning or mowing, and then "put back on" to allow feeding by waterfowl. Some of the areas in this association were formerly freshwater tidal marshes, while most areas were probably non-tidal and tidal swamp forests, cleared by slave labor in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Areas placed in this association are not affected by tidal inundation and in some cases never had tidal hydrology. This association includes many thousands of acres in the Low Country of South Carolina; however, the diking and water-control structures of most former rice fields have now become decrepit, and their condition does not allow the hydrologic manipulation and management required to maintain this community.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: Examples occur at Nemours Plantation (Beaufort County, South Carolina). This community is utilized by wood storks.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Bolboschoenus robustus (= Scirpus robustus), Zizaniopsis miliacea, Typha angustifolia, Typha latifolia, Typha domingensis, Spartina bakeri, Spartina cynosuroides, Juncus effusus, Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense, Spartina patens, Setaria magna, Carex hyalinolepis, Nuphar advena (= Nuphar lutea ssp. advena), and Polygonum spp. (section Persicaria) are typical species and can occur in admixtures, or dominate in monospecific stands or zones. In particular, Zizaniopsis miliacea, Bolboschoenus robustus, Typha spp., Spartina cynosuroides, and Spartina bakeri can dominate large areas, and it may prove useful to recognize these different dominance patterns as subassociations, phases, or variants.
Dynamics: Water is "taken off" these areas on an annual or biennial basis to allow burning or mowing, and then "put back on" to allow feeding by waterfowl. Some of the areas in this association were formerly freshwater tidal marshes, while most areas were probably non-tidal and tidal swamp forests, cleared by slave labor in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Areas placed in this association are not affected by tidal inundation and in some cases never had tidal hydrology. This association includes many thousands of acres in the Low Country of South Carolina; however, the diking and water-control structures of most former rice fields have now become decrepit, and their condition does not allow the hydrologic manipulation and management required to maintain this community.
Environmental Description: This community consists of marshes in former rice field impoundments, now managed (with manipulation of hydrology and burning) for wildlife, especially waterfowl.
Geographic Range: This community occurs in South Carolina and possibly Georgia.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: GA?, SC
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683345
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.4 Temperate to Polar Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Formation | F013 | 2.C.4 |
| Division | 2.C.4.Nd Eastern North American Temperate Freshwater Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Division | D323 | 2.C.4.Nd |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.4.Nd.90 Common Rush - Purple Loosestrife - Reed Canarygrass Eastern North American Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Macrogroup | M303 | 2.C.4.Nd.90 |
| Group | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a Bushy Bluestem - Common Rush Ruderal Marsh, Wet Meadow & Shrubland Group | G557 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Alliance | A3412 Common Rush - Bushy Bluestem - Giant Plumegrass Ruderal Marsh Alliance | A3412 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
| Association | CEGL007852 Sturdy Bulrush - Giant Cutgrass - Cattail species - Sand Cordgrass Ruderal Marsh | CEGL007852 | 2.C.4.Nd.90.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.