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CEGL004335 Ruppia maritima Carolinian Zone Aquatic Vegetation
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Widgeongrass Carolinian Zone Aquatic Vegetation
Colloquial Name: Southern Atlantic Coast Widgeongrass Bed
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association represents submerged beds of Ruppia maritima along the Atlantic Coast ranging from approximately Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida. This geographic area represents the Carolinian Zone of Cowardin et al. (1979). These rooted aquatic beds occur in brackish waters.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: In Florida, this association is found in inlets along the peninsula''s eastern coast. It is also found in coastal sounds of North Carolina. The range of this type is consistent with the "Carolinian Province" of Cowardin et al. (1979).
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: This association occurs along the Atlantic Coast ranging from approximately Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, to Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: FL, GA?, NC, SC?
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G4G5
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 5 Aquatic Vegetation Class | C05 | 5 |
| Subclass | 5.A Saltwater Aquatic Vegetation Subclass | S09 | 5.A |
| Formation | 5.A.3 Benthic Vascular Saltwater Vegetation Formation | F054 | 5.A.3 |
| Division | 5.A.3.Wf Temperate Estuarine & Inland Brackish Aquatic Vegetation Division | D065 | 5.A.3.Wf |
| Macrogroup | 5.A.3.Wf.1 Widgeongrass - Horned Pondweed Saline Aquatic Vegetation Macrogroup | M186 | 5.A.3.Wf.1 |
| Group | 5.A.3.Wf.1.b Widgeongrass - Horned Pondweed Seagrass Bed Group | G383 | 5.A.3.Wf.1.b |
| Alliance | A1769 Widgeongrass Western Atlantic Seagrass Alliance | A1769 | 5.A.3.Wf.1.b |
| Association | CEGL004335 Widgeongrass Carolinian Zone Aquatic Vegetation | CEGL004335 | 5.A.3.Wf.1.b |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Estuarine Subtidal Aquatic Bed - Rooted Vascular, Carolinian Province (Cowardin et al. 1979)
- Cowardin, L. M., V. Carter, F. C. Golet, and E. T. LaRoe. 1979. Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. FWS/OBS-79/31. USDI Fish & Wildlife Service, Office of Biological Services, Washington, DC. 103 pp.
- GNHP [Georgia Natural Heritage Program]. 2018. Unpublished data. Georgia Natural Heritage Program, Wildlife Resources Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Social Circle.
- Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.