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CEGL007216 Liquidambar styraciflua Ruderal Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Sweetgum Ruderal Forest
Colloquial Name: Ruderal Sweetgum Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This early-successional upland forest of the southeastern U.S. occurs on a variety of environmental settings, resulting from succession following human activities such as logging and clearing or agriculture. Stands are dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua, sometimes to the exclusion of other species. Pinus taeda is a common associate. Other associated species are highly variable and depend on location and stand history.
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
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Stands are dominated by Liquidambar styraciflua, sometimes to the exclusion of other species.
Dynamics: These communities represent successional stands of upland Liquidambar styraciflua. As the stands mature, they begin to assume the characteristics of more natural community types. Over time, Liquidambar styraciflua declines and is replaced by oaks, hickories, and/or pines. In addition, small stream bottomland sweetgum stands in the Piedmont may recover quickly from disturbance and begin to approximate the characters of ~Liquidambar styraciflua - Liriodendron tulipifera / Lindera benzoin / Arisaema triphyllum Floodplain Forest (CEGL004418)$$ 50 years or more after a stand-initiating disturbance.
Environmental Description: This association is found in uplands that have been heavily impacted by agriculture or other severe disturbances and are recovering.
Geographic Range: This association may be found throughout the southeastern United States, in the coastal plains and interior ecoregions. It is also attributed to New Jersey with the merger of CEGL006927. The status in intervening states (e.g., Delaware, Maryland) needs to be assessed.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: AL, AR, DC?, DE, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, NJ, OK, SC, TN, VA
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNA
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.90 Sweetgum - Loblolly Pine - Chinese Tallow Ruderal Forest Macrogroup | M305 | 1.B.1.Na.90 |
| Group | 1.B.1.Na.90.a Loblolly Pine - Sweetgum - Chinese Tallow Ruderal Forest Group | G031 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
| Alliance | A3232 Sweetgum - Sugarberry - Water Oak Ruderal Forest Alliance | A3232 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
| Association | CEGL007216 Sweetgum Ruderal Forest | CEGL007216 | 1.B.1.Na.90.a |
Concept Lineage: CEGL006927 merged.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = sweet gum successional forest (Collins and Anderson 1994)
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