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CEGL004764 Rhizophora mangle Fringe Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Mangrove Fringe Forest
Colloquial Name: Red Mangrove Fringe Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: These are mangrove forests dominated by Rhizophora mangle (usually monospecific, though Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia racemosa can occur), in situations where the mangrove community fronts sheltered bays, lagoons, and open coasts. Gilmore and Snedaker (1993) state that "In this situation, the canopy foliage forms a vertical wall in response to the full sunlight. The principal characteristics of this forest type are related to the pattern of tidal inundation whereby water flows in on rising tides and out on falling tides. This means that buoyant materials such as leaves, twigs, and propagules are exported from the habitat on each outgoing tide. Also related to the pattern of tidal inundations (700+ per year) is the common occurrence of a shoreline berm and/or an interior wrack line."
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: Stands are typically dominated by Rhizophora mangle (and are usually monospecific, though Avicennia germinans and Laguncularia racemosa can also occur).
Dynamics: The principal characteristics of this forest type are related to the pattern of tidal inundation whereby water flows in on rising tides and out on falling tides. This means that buoyant materials such as leaves, twigs, and propagules are exported from the habitat on each outgoing tide. Also related to the pattern of tidal inundations (700+ per year) is the common occurrence of a shoreline berm and/or an interior wrack line (Gilmore and Snedaker 1993).
Environmental Description: Stands of this type are found in situations where the mangrove community fronts sheltered bays, lagoons, and open coasts.
Geographic Range: In the United States, this type would be restricted to the Florida Keys and southern peninsular Florida. It presumably also occurs in the Caribbean.
Nations: US,XA
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685072
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 1 Forest & Woodland Class | C01 | 1 |
| Subclass | 1.A Tropical Forest & Woodland Subclass | S17 | 1.A |
| Formation | 1.A.5 Mangrove Formation | F006 | 1.A.5 |
| Division | 1.A.5.Ua Atlantic-Caribbean & East Pacific Mangrove Division | D004 | 1.A.5.Ua |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.5.Ua.3 Black Mangrove - White Mangrove - Red Mangrove Macrogroup | M005 | 1.A.5.Ua.3 |
| Group | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b Red Mangrove Forest Group | G004 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Alliance | A3188 Red Mangrove Fringe Mangrove Alliance | A3188 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Association | CEGL004764 Red Mangrove Fringe Forest | CEGL004764 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: ? Fringe Rhizophora (Bacon 1993)
? Mangrove Fringe Forests (Gilmore and Snedaker 1993)
? Mangrove Fringe Forests (Gilmore and Snedaker 1993)
- Bacon, P. R. 1993. Mangroves in the Lesser Antilles, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago. Pages 155-9 in: L. D. Lacerda, coordinator. Conservation and sustainable utilization of mangrove forests in Latin America and Africa Regions. Int. Tropical Timber Organ.
- Gilmore, R. G., Jr., and S. C. Snedaker. 1993. Mangrove forests. Pages 165-198 in: W. H. Martin, S. G. Boyce, and A. C. Echternacht, editors. Biodiversity of the southeastern United States: Lowland terrestrial communities. John Wiley and Sons, New York. 502 pp.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.