Print Report
CEGL002301 Igneous - Metamorphic Bedrock Inland Lake Shore Sparse Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Igneous - Metamorphic Bedrock Inland Lake Shore Sparse Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Inland Lake Igneous - Metamorphic Bedrock Shore
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This igneous - metamorphic inland bedrock lakeshore community type is found on small lakes on the Canadian shield in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and perhaps more widely in Canada. Stands are exposed bedrock along lakeshores. Substrate may be either granite/metamorphic or basalt/conglomerate. Vegetation is sparse, but little information is available to further characterize this type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type may only occur on larger lakes where sufficient wave action exists to create a sparsely vegetated shoreline, or perhaps where rock outcrops occur adjacent to a lake shoreline. A separate sedimentary rock type may also be needed for some inland lakes. The type needs to be further studied and contrasted with Great Lakes types of either granite/metamorphic substrates, ~Granite - Metamorphic Bedrock Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation (CEGL005216)$$, or basalt/conglomerate substrates, ~Basalt - Conglomerate Bedrock Great Lakes Shore Sparse Vegetation (CEGL005215)$$. In Michigan, this type may possibly occur in Presque Isle County, but this needs verification.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Vegetation is sparse, but little information is available to further characterize this type.
Dynamics: A sufficiently sized lake with substantial wave action is needed to create a sparse, rocky vegetation zone along the lakeshore.
Environmental Description: Stands are exposed bedrock along lakeshores. Substrate may be either granite/metamorphic or basalt/conglomerate. Presumably this type exists where wave action is sufficient to create a sparse vegetation zone along the lakeshore, or perhaps where rock outcrops occur adjacent to a lake shoreline.
Geographic Range: This bedrock lakeshore community type is found on small lakes on the Canadian shield in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Manitoba and Ontario, and perhaps more widely in Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, MN, ON
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685773
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.1 Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup | M060 | 2.B.4.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.1.e Eastern North America Inland Beach & Rocky Shore Group | G342 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A4109 Inland Lake Non-alkaline Rocky Shore Alliance | A4109 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL002301 Igneous - Metamorphic Bedrock Inland Lake Shore Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002301 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Igneous - Metamorphic Bedrock Inland Lake Shore Sparse Vegetation (Faber-Langendoen 2001) [Inland Lake Pavement]
= Lake Beach (Inland Section) Bedrock Subtype (MNNHP 1993)
= Lake Beach (Inland Section) Bedrock Subtype (MNNHP 1993)
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Greenall, J. A. 1996. Manitoba''s terrestrial plant communities. MS Report 96-02. Manitoba Conservation Data Centre, Winnipeg.
- Lee, H., W. Bakowsky, J. Riley, J. Bowles, M. Puddister, P. Uhlig, and S. McMurray. 1998. Ecological land classification for southern Ontario: First approximation and its application. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Southcentral Science Section, Science Development and Transfer Branch. SCSS Field Guide FG-02.
- MNNHP [Minnesota Natural Heritage Program]. 1993. Minnesota''s native vegetation: A key to natural communities. Version 1.5. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program, St. Paul, MN. 110 pp.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- Minnesota DNR [Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]. 2003-2005a. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota. Three volumes: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province (2003), The Eastern Broadleaf Forest Province (2005c), The Prairie Parkland and Tallgrass Aspen Parklands provinces (2005b). Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- Minnesota DNR [Minnesota Department of Natural Resources]. 2003. Field guide to the native plant communities of Minnesota: The Laurentian Mixed Forest Province. Ecological Land Classification Program, Minnesota County Biological Survey, and Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, St. Paul.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.
- WDNR [Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]. 2015. The ecological landscapes of Wisconsin: An assessment of ecological resources and a guide to planning sustainable management. PUB-SS-1131 2015. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison. [http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/landscapes/Book.html]