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CEGL003220 Tsuga mertensiana - Tsuga heterophylla / Vaccinium ovalifolium / Lysichiton americanus Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mountain Hemlock - Western Hemlock / Oval-leaf Blueberry / American Skunk-cabbage Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type is described from Yakutat foreland (Shephard 1995) but was called Mixed conifer / Vaccinium spp. / Lysichiton americanum in the original classification. At the crosswalk meeting (11/15/95) this community was reclassified to Tsuga mertensiana - Tsuga heterophylla / Vaccinium spp. / Lysichiton americanus. This type also occurs in Chugach National Forest, although it is not described in a preliminary classification for Prince William Sound (DeVelice et al. 1994). It is expected to be included in a later publication dealing with this area.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: No Data Available
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA?,US
States/Provinces: AK, BC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.687690
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G5
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Ng Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D193 | 1.B.3.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Ng.1 Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M035 | 1.B.3.Ng.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Ng.1.g Western Hemlock - Mountain Hemlock / American Skunk-cabbage Swamp Forest Group | G854 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.g |
| Alliance | A4286 Western Hemlock - Sitka Spruce Alaskan Swamp Forest Alliance | A4286 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.g |
| Association | CEGL003220 Mountain Hemlock - Western Hemlock / Oval-leaf Blueberry / American Skunk-cabbage Swamp Forest | CEGL003220 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.g |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. / Lysichiton americanum Community Type (Shephard 1995)
- Boggs, K. 1996. Forested plant communities of maritime southcentral and southeast Alaska. Unpublished report of the Alaska Natural Heritage Program, University of Alaska, Anchorage.
- Bourgeron, P. S., and L. D. Engelking, editors. 1994. A preliminary vegetation classification of the western United States. Unpublished report. The Nature Conservancy, Western Heritage Task Force, Boulder, CO. 175 pp. plus appendix.
- Shephard, M. E. 1995. Plant community ecology and classification of the Yakutat Foreland, Alaska. R10-TP-56. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region. 213 pp. plus appendices.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.