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CEGL007402 Quercus phellos Ozark Pond Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Willow Oak Ozark Pond Forest
Colloquial Name: Ozark Willow Oak Pond Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This is a Provisional association for the Ozarks (ECO38).
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: At least six small, isolated, upland, oak ponds dominated by Quercus phellos are known from the Arkansas Ozarks (J. Andre pers. comm.). Similar isolated, upland, oak ponds dominated by Quercus lyrata or Quercus palustris or combinations of these three species also occur in the Arkansas Ozarks (at the edge of all three species ranges) [see ~Quercus lyrata Pond Forest (CEGL004642)$$ and ~Quercus palustris Pond Forest (CEGL007809)$$]. Dominance by any one species can be related to length of hydroperiod, with Quercus lyrata having the longest, and Quercus palustris the shortest, and with related differences in vascular species richness. However, field application of three separate oak pond associations based on dominance can be problematic. Consideration should be given to creating one or two alliances for oak ponds that each cover large geographic areas (i.e., southern versus northern), rather than having them split artificially by dominance.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: At least six small, isolated, upland, oak ponds dominated by Quercus phellos are known from the Arkansas Ozarks (J. Andre pers. comm.). Similar isolated, upland, oak ponds dominated by Quercus lyrata or Quercus palustris or combinations of these three species also occur in the Arkansas Ozarks (at the edge of all three species ranges).
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: The undescribed type(s) covered here could be depression ponds and/or "wet flatwoods" which do not receive overbank flooding.
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AR
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683495
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.b Overcup Oak - Post Oak - Blackgum Flatwoods & Pond Forest Group | G654 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
| Alliance | A3429 Willow Oak - Overcup Oak - Water Oak Interior Pond Forest Alliance | A3429 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
| Association | CEGL007402 Willow Oak Ozark Pond Forest | CEGL007402 | 1.B.3.Na.2.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Andre, John. Personal communication. U.S. Forest Service, Ozark National Forest, Bayou Ranger District. Hector, AR.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.