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CEGL006072 Fagus grandifolia - Acer rubrum / Vaccinium corymbosum Wet Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: American Beech - Red Maple / Highbush Blueberry Wet Forest
Colloquial Name: Beech - Red Maple Subhydric Forest
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This subhydric beech-dominated forest is known from the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge in northern New Jersey and Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland where it occurs on silt or clay silt that exhibits mottling below 5 cm. The canopy is dominated by Fagus grandifolia and Acer rubrum. Other canopy associates include Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus palustris, Quercus rubra, Quercus bicolor, Nyssa sylvatica, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The tall-shrub layer consists of Vaccinium corymbosum, Clethra alnifolia, Ilex opaca, Fagus grandifolia, Carpinus caroliniana, and Liquidambar styraciflua. The herbaceous layer is sparse, generally less than 15% cover, except where there are beds of Thelypteris noveboracensis or scattered clumps of Osmunda cinnamomea. Mitchella repens and Woodwardia virginica may also be present. The forest is well-stratified, with the canopy about 20-25 m tall, tree subcanopy, and tall shrubs. Litter and duff, as well as branches and logs, form most of the forest floor.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association is based on data from Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and observations in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Coastal Plain in Maryland. Data are needed rangewide.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: No Data Available
Floristics: This is a newly described association for Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Data from a broader range are needed to describe this vegetation globally.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: This association is currently known from New Jersey and Maryland. More data are needed to determine the full range of this association.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: MD, NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.721899
Confidence Level: Low - Poorly Documented
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.Na Eastern North American-Great Plains Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D011 | 1.B.3.Na |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Na.2 Pin Oak - Green Ash - Blackgum Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M503 | 1.B.3.Na.2 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Na.2.h <i>Quercus bicolor - Fagus grandifolia - Acer rubrum</i> Swamp Forest Group | G918 | 1.B.3.Na.2.h |
| Alliance | A4476 <i>Quercus palustris - Quercus bicolor - Acer rubrum</i> Appalachian Swamp Forest Group | A4476 | 1.B.3.Na.2.h |
| Association | CEGL006072 American Beech - Red Maple / Highbush Blueberry Wet Forest | CEGL006072 | 1.B.3.Na.2.h |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Beech - Red Maple Subhydric Forest (Sneddon 2008)
= Beech - Red Maple Subhydric Forest (Southgate and Sneddon 2003)
= Beech - Red Maple Subhydric Forest (Southgate and Sneddon 2003)
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- Sneddon, L. A. 2008. Vegetation classification and mapping of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Final report submitted to the USDI Fish and Wildlife Service. NatureServe, Eastern Regional Office, Boston, MA.
- Southgate, E., and L. Sneddon. 2003. Vascular plant inventory and plant community classification for Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Draft report. NatureServe. Arlington, VA, and Boston, MA.