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CEGL003802 Avicennia germinans / Sarcocornia perennis Scrub
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Mangrove / Chickenclaws Scrub
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association comprises mangrove communities growing on exposures of Miami Formation oolite in the Lower Florida Keys. It is dominated by a rather sparse stratum of Avicennia germinans (20-60% cover), mostly rooting in solution cavities, stunted by lack of soil and hypersaline conditions. Rarely Laguncularia racemosa may be present. Sarcocornia perennis is scattered. No herbs are normally present. Oceanwards this community normally adjoins a deeper water Rhizophora mangle community. Landwards this community grades into a shrubless Monanthochloe littoralis community, which then grades into a Conocarpus erectus community.
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: Vegetation is dominated by a rather sparse stratum of Avicennia germinans (20-60% cover), mostly rooting in solution cavities, stunted by lack of soil and hypersaline conditions. Rarely Laguncularia racemosa may be present. Sarcocornia perennis is scattered. No herbs are normally present. Oceanwards this community normally adjoins a deeper water Rhizophora mangle community. Landwards this community grades into a shrubless Monanthochloe littoralis community, which then grades into a Conocarpus erectus community.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This association comprises mangrove communities growing on exposures of Miami Formation oolite in the Lower Florida Keys.
Geographic Range: This association occurs in the Lower Florida Keys.
Nations: US,XA
States/Provinces: FL
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687516
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G3?
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 | A0473 Button Mangrove Fringe Mangrove Alliance | A0473 | 1.A.5.Ua.3.b |
| Association | CEGL003802 Black Mangrove / Chickenclaws Scrub | CEGL003802 | 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: = Avicennia germinans / Sarcocornia perennis Shrubland (Areces-Mallea et al. 1999)
? Avicennia Scrub (Olmsted et al. 1981)
< Dwarf Mangrove (Kangas 1994)
? Avicennia Scrub (Olmsted et al. 1981)
< Dwarf Mangrove (Kangas 1994)
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- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.