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CEGL005845 Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Calamagrostis canadensis Riparian Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Black Cottonwood / Bluejoint Riparian Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This association is currently known from one low-elevation site in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. It was sampled at 1440 m (4721 feet) on a gently sloping fluvial fan. The stand occurs on temporarily flooded, but well-drained, Orthic Humic Regosol soil. Multi-aged Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa dominates this association, with 20% cover in the tree canopy and up to 10% cover in the subcanopy and young tree layers. Populus tremuloides is subdominant, with up to 10% cover in both canopy and reproduction layers. Symphoricarpos occidentalis dominates a short-shrub layer with 30% cover, while Rosa woodsii and Spiraea betulifolia are also present. Tall grasses dominate the herbaceous layer, although a diverse mix of both tall and ground-layer forbs are also present. The most important grasses are Calamagrostis canadensis and Elymus glaucus, each with 15% cover, and Phleum pratense with 10% cover. The most abundant forbs are Cirsium arvense, Chamerion angustifolium, Eucephalus engelmannii, and Galium triflorum. Less abundant forbs include Actaea rubra, Fragaria virginiana, Geranium richardsonii, Heracleum maximum, and Viola canadensis. The ground cover is primarily litter and duff with 5% cover of mosses.
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: No Data Available
Environmental Description: No Data Available
Geographic Range: No Data Available
Nations: CA,US?
States/Provinces: AB, MT?
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.731044
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Nc Rocky Mountain-Great Basin Montane Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D195 | 1.B.3.Nc |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Nc.1 Engelmann Spruce - Narrowleaf Cottonwood / Red-osier Dogwood Riparian & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M034 | 1.B.3.Nc.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Nc.1.c Northern Rocky Mountain Lowland-Foothill Riparian Forest Group | G796 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.c |
| Alliance | A0311 Black Cottonwood Northern Rocky Mountain Riparian Forest Alliance | A0311 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.c |
| Association | CEGL005845 Black Cottonwood / Bluejoint Riparian Forest | CEGL005845 | 1.B.3.Nc.1.c |
Concept Lineage: Upgraded to Standard during screening.
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Populus balsamifera ssp. trichocarpa / Calamagrostis canadensis Forest [Provisional] (Hop et al. 2007)
- ANHIC [Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre]. 2018. Community database files. Alberta Natural Heritage Information Centre, Parks and Protected Areas Division, Alberta Community Development, Edmonton.
- Allen, L. 2012-2013. Alberta Conservation Information Management System Ecological Community Tracking List. Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreation, Edmonton, AB. [http://tpr.alberta.ca/parks/heritageinfocentre/default.aspx]
- Hop, K., M. Reid, J. Dieck, S. Lubinski, and S. Cooper. 2007. U.S. Geological Survey-National Park Service Vegetation Mapping Program: Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. U.S. Geological Survey, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, La Crosse, WI. 131 pp. plus Appendices A-L.
- Reid, M. S., S. V. Cooper, and G. Kittel. 2004. Vegetation classification of Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. Final report for USGS-NPS Vegetation Mapping Program, International Peace Park Mapping Project. NatureServe, Arlington VA.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.