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CEGL000455 Pseudotsuga menziesii / Quercus x pauciloba Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Douglas-fir / Wavyleaf Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: Must have at least 5% cover of oaks, and Quercus x pauciloba is at least common and dominant over other oaks. Pinus ponderosa is the dominant tree species, although Pseudotsuga menziesii and Pinus strobiformis are also present. Abies concolor is absent or accidental.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: No Data Available
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: Fires influence stand dynamics. Huckaby and Brown (1996) on one site in the Sacramento Mountains determined that the fire frequency interval in this plant association prior to 1876 was 9 +/- 5 years with a range of 4 to 19 years between fire events. Fires generally occurred before the monsoon period. No fires had occurred since 1876. Frequent fires probably favored pine over Douglas-fir. Oak sprouting is also stimulated by burning, and oak woodlands may have been a dominant feature within this plant association.
Environmental Description: It is found on hot, dry exposures, with very shallow, rocky soils at elevations of 2070 to 2380 m (6800-7800 feet).
Geographic Range: This woodland is known from south-central New Mexico, Mescalero Apache Reservation, Lincoln National Forest (Cloudcroft, Mayhill, and Smokey Bear ranger districts), Sacramento Mountains and Carrizo Peak.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AZ, NM
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.684460
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GU
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.1 White Fir - Douglas-fir - Blue Spruce Forest Macrogroup | M022 | 1.B.2.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c White Fir - Douglas-fir Southern Rocky Mountain Dry Forest Group | G226 | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c |
| Alliance | A3454 Douglas-fir Southern Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3454 | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL000455 Douglas-fir / Wavyleaf Oak Forest | CEGL000455 | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pseudotsuga menziesii / Quercus X pauciloba (Stuever and Hayden 1997a)
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Huckaby, L. S., and P. M. Brown. 1995. Fire history in mixed-conifer forests of the Sacramento Mountains, southern New Mexico. Final Report (WHM file 441). USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station, Fort Collins, CO.
- Larson, M., and W. H. Moir. 1986. Forest and woodland habitat types (plant associations) of southern New Mexico and central Arizona (north of the Mogollon Rim). USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Albuquerque, NM. 76 pp.
- Stuever, M. C., and J. S. Hayden. 1997a. Plant associations of Arizona and New Mexico, edition 3. Volume 1: Forests. USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region. Habitat Typing Guides. 291 pp.
- USFS [U.S. Forest Service]. 1986. Forest and woodland habitat types (plant associations) of southern New Mexico and central Arizona (north of the Mogollon Rim). USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Albuquerque, NM. Second edition, 140 pp. plus insert.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.