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CEGL006396 Acer rubrum / Rhododendron maximum Swamp Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Red Maple / Great Laurel Swamp Forest
Colloquial Name: Red Maple / Rhododendron Swamp Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This red maple swamp of southern New England occurs in peaty depressions. Acer rubrum dominates the canopy. The understory is dominated by Rhododendron maximum. Other shrubs that may occur include Rhododendron viscosum and Vaccinium corymbosum. The herbaceous layer is poorly developed as a result of the thick evergreen shrub layer; herbs that may occur include Carex folliculata, Cornus canadensis, and Gaultheria hispidula. At least some occurrences have been altered from their original composition by the heavy logging of Chamaecyparis thyoides, but in others, Chamaecyparis thyoides has always been absent.
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
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Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: Acer rubrum dominates the canopy. The understory is dominated by Rhododendron maximum. Other shrubs that may occur include Rhododendron viscosum and Vaccinium corymbosum. The herbaceous layer is poorly developed as a result of the thick evergreen shrub layer; herbs that may occur include Carex folliculata, Cornus canadensis, and Gaultheria hispidula. At least some occurrences have been altered from their original composition by the heavy logging of Chamaecyparis thyoides, but in others, Chamaecyparis thyoides has always been absent.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This red maple swamp of southern New England occurs in peaty depressions.
Geographic Range: This swamp type occurs in southern New England.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CT?, RI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688674
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
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.Nb Southeastern North American Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D062 | 1.B.3.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nb.3 Sweetbay - Swamp Bay - Pond Pine Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M032 | 1.B.3.Nb.3 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b Atlantic White-cedar - Pitch Pine Swamp Group | G039 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Alliance | A2058 Red Maple - Blackgum Swamp Forest Alliance | A2058 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
| Association | CEGL006396 Red Maple / Great Laurel Swamp Forest | CEGL006396 | 1.B.3.Nb.3.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Enser, R. W., and J. A. Lundgren. 2006. Natural communities of Rhode Island. A joint project of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management Natural Heritage Program and The Nature Conservancy of Rhode Island. Rhode Island Natural History Survey, Kingston. 40 pp. [www.rinhs.org]
- Golet, F. C., A. J. K. Calhoun, W. R. DeRagon, D. J. Lowry, and A. J. Gold. 1993. Ecology of red maple swamps in the glaciated Northeast: A community profile. USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, Washington, DC. 151 pp.
- Metzler, K. J., and J. P. Barrett. 2001. Vegetation classification for Connecticut. Draft 5/21/2001. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources Center, Natural Diversity Database, Hartford.