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CEGL002595 Thuja occidentalis - (Betula alleghaniensis, Tsuga canadensis) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Northern White-cedar - (Yellow Birch, Eastern Hemlock) Forest
Colloquial Name: Nothern White-cedar -Hemlock Mesic Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This white-cedar - hemlock evergreen forest type is found in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur in Michigan and Wisconsin on the Menominee Drumlins, and in Ontario on moist to fresh sites. The tree canopy contains at least 25% cover of Thuja occidentalis, with Tsuga canadensis the next leading dominant. Other associates include Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana, and Pinus strobus. The herbaceous layer may contain Epipactis helleborine (an exotic), Maianthemum canadense, and others. This type has not been well-characterized, and further survey work is needed. As an upland Thuja occidentalis type, this type has less of a boreal composition to it.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This type has been proposed by the Michigan NFI (in 1996) and is listed by Lee et al. (1998). Bakowsky and Lee (1996) provide some dominance lists for the type, but it is otherwise in need of further characterization.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This white-cedar - hemlock evergreen forest type is found in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada. Stands occur in Michigan and Wisconsin on the Menominee Drumlins, and in Ontario on moist to fresh sites. The tree canopy contains at least 25% cover of Thuja occidentalis, with Tsuga canadensis the next leading dominant. Other associates include Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Fraxinus americana, and Pinus strobus. The herbaceous layer may contain Epipactis helleborine (an exotic), Maianthemum canadense, and others. This type has not been well characterized and further survey work is needed. As an upland Thuja occidentalis type, this type has less of a boreal composition to it.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: Stands occur in Michigan and Wisconsin on the Menominee Drumlins, and in Ontario on moist to fresh sites.
Geographic Range: This cedar-hemlock evergreen forest type is found in the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MI, ON, QC?, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.688684
Confidence Level: Low
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.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.7 Sugar Maple - Yellow Birch - Eastern Hemlock Forest Macrogroup | M014 | 1.B.2.Na.7 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Na.7.f Eastern Hemlock - Eastern White Pine - Yellow Birch Forest Group | G919 | 1.B.2.Na.7.f |
| Alliance | A4450 Northern White-cedar Acidic Laurentian Forest Alliance | A4450 | 1.B.2.Na.7.f |
| Association | CEGL002595 Northern White-cedar - (Yellow Birch, Eastern Hemlock) Forest | CEGL002595 | 1.B.2.Na.7.f |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Thuja occidentalis - (Betula alleghaniensis, Tsuga canadensis) Forest (Faber-Langendoen 2001) [Northern Mesic Forest Cedar-Hemlock Subtype]
- Bakowsky, W. D., and H. T. Lee. 1996. Vegetation communities of southern Ontario (draft). Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre and Southern Region STTU, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Peterborough, Ontario. 87 pp.
- Faber-Langendoen, D., editor. 2001. Plant communities of the Midwest: Classification in an ecological context. Association for Biodiversity Information, Arlington, VA. 61 pp. plus appendix (705 pp.).
- Kost, M. A., D. A. Albert, J. G. Cohen, B. S. Slaughter, R. K. Schillo, C. R. Weber, and K. A. Chapman. 2007. Natural communities of Michigan: Classification and description. Report No. 2007-21, Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Lansing. 314 pp. [http://web4.msue.msu.edu/mnfi/reports/2007-21_Natural_Communites_of_Michigan_Classification_and_Description.pdf]
- Lee, H., W. Bakowsky, J. Riley, J. Bowles, M. Puddister, P. Uhlig, and S. McMurray. 1998. Ecological land classification for southern Ontario: First approximation and its application. Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Southcentral Science Section, Science Development and Transfer Branch. SCSS Field Guide FG-02.
- Midwestern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Minneapolis, MN.
- ONHIC [Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Unpublished data. Ontario Natural Heritage Information Centre, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ontario, Canada.
- WDNR [Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources]. 2015. The ecological landscapes of Wisconsin: An assessment of ecological resources and a guide to planning sustainable management. PUB-SS-1131 2015. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Madison. [http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/landscapes/Book.html]