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CEGL006051 Pinus rigida / Quercus (marilandica, ilicifolia) / Pyxidanthera barbulata Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Pitch Pine / (Blackjack Oak, Bear Oak) / Flowering Pixie-moss Woodland
Colloquial Name: New Jersey Pitch Pine / Shrub Oak Barrens
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This community is restricted to the New Jersey Pine Barrens, where it comprises the matrix pine barrens type. Pitch pine - shrub oak barrens (Pb4/5) is a highly fire-dependent matrix community restricted to the fire-prone central Pinelands of New Jersey, occurring on warmer microclimate hills and slopes least effected by cold-air drainage. It typically has an open canopy strongly dominated by Pinus rigida, with little or no tree oak cover and a well-developed shrub oak stratum. The canopy can become closed in long unburned stands. Tree oaks are typically absent, but if present, may include less than 5% cover of Quercus stellata or Quercus velutina. Sassafras albidum is a common midstory associate, but fire-sensitive hardwoods and holly are absent. A well-developed shrub oak stratum with 25-100% cover is typical, with shrub-form Quercus marilandica, Quercus ilicifolia, and Quercus x brittonii (i.e., blackjack-scrub oak hybrids). Low heath shrubs include Gaylussacia baccata and Vaccinium pallidum. Herbs often include Pteridium aquilinum, Gaultheria procumbens, Pyxidanthera barbulata, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Hudsonia ericoides, Schizachyrium scoparium, and Carex pensylvanica.
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: No Data Available
Dynamics: Pitch pine-shrub oak barrens are maintained by mean fire-return intervals of 15-25 years, which is frequent enough to maintain an open canopy and pitch pine-shrub oak dominance, but is too frequent for tree-oaks to reproduce and dominate.
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: The association is restricted to the New Jersey Coastal Plain, an estimated 7100 square km.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688343
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Na Eastern North American Forest & Woodland Division | D008 | 1.B.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Na.9 Pitch Pine - oak spp. - American Holly North Atlantic Forest Macrogroup | M525 | 1.B.2.Na.9 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.9.a Pitch Pine Barrens Group | G161 | 1.B.2.Na.9.a |
| Alliance | A3320 Pitch Pine - Shortleaf Pine Woodland Alliance | A3320 | 1.B.2.Na.9.a |
| Association | CEGL006051 Pitch Pine / (Blackjack Oak, Bear Oak) / Flowering Pixie-moss Woodland | CEGL006051 | 1.B.2.Na.9.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: > Pine - Shrub Oak Successional Woodland (SPb) (Windisch 2014a)
= Pitch Pine - Shrub Oak Barrens (Pb4/5) (Windisch 2014a)
? pitch pine - blackjack oak barrens (Windisch 1995b)
= Pitch Pine - Shrub Oak Barrens (Pb4/5) (Windisch 2014a)
? pitch pine - blackjack oak barrens (Windisch 1995b)
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- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
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- Windisch, A .G. 2014a. Pinelands ecological communities and higher level groups with crosswalk / proposed 2008 revisions to NVC. November 16, 2014 draft. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Trenton.
- Windisch, A. G. 1995b. Natural community inventory of Fort Dix, New Jersey. The Nature Conservancy report. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management. Trenton, NJ. 81 pp.
- Windisch, A. G., D. Snyder, and D. Schweitzer. 2000. Potential habitat and fire ecology of rare plants and Lepidoptera at Fort Dix, New Jersey, with emphasis on pitch pine-reedgrass savanna habitats. Unpublished report dated May 17, 2000, submitted to Fort Dix, Natural Resources Section. Office of Natural Lands Management, Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Tenton.