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CEGL007831 Quercus virginiana Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Live Oak Forest
Colloquial Name: Louisiana Barrier Island Live Oak Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This maritime forest occurs on Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. It is dominated by Quercus virginiana, with a minor component of Celtis laevigata var. laevigata. It is apparently unlike other chenier forests in southwestern Louisiana and other maritime Quercus virginiana forests east of Louisiana. All known occurrences are degraded.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: It is apparently unlike other chenier forests in southwestern Louisiana (L. Smith pers. comm.).
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This maritime forest is dominated by Quercus virginiana, with a minor component of Celtis laevigata var. laevigata.
Dynamics: Grande Isle is a barrier island formed as part of the deltaic processes of the Mississippi River. Although this community is referred to as a chenier, it should not be confused with the cheniers of the chenier plain located farther west in Louisiana, which formed under a different process. Chenier refers to the oak-dominated characteristic shared by these forests.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This maritime forest occurs on Grand Isle, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: LA
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685842
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G1Q
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.1 Warm Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F018 | 1.B.1 |
| Division | 1.B.1.Na Southeastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D006 | 1.B.1.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.1.Na.2 Live Oak - Texas Live Oak - Darlington Oak Forest Macrogroup | M885 | 1.B.1.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.2.a Live Oak - Pignut Hickory - Cabbage Palmetto Coastal Forest Group | G798 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Alliance | A0374 Live Oak - Sugarberry Chenier Forest Alliance | A0374 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
| Association | CEGL007831 Live Oak Forest | CEGL007831 | 1.B.1.Na.2.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- LNHP [Louisiana Natural Heritage Program]. 2009. Natural communities of Louisiana. Louisiana Natural Heritage Program, Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Baton Rouge. 46 pp. [http://www.wlf.louisiana.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/page_wildlife/6776-Rare%20Natural%20Communities/LA_NAT_COM.pdf]
- Smith, Latimore M. Personal communication. Natural Heritage Program Ecologist. Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Natural Heritage Program, Baton Rouge.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.