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CEGL006262 Chamaecyparis thyoides / Gaylussacia dumosa / Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus Fen
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Atlantic White-cedar / Dwarf Huckleberry / Bushy Bluestem Fen
Colloquial Name: Pine Barrens Streamside Shrub Savanna
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woody herbaceous community occurs in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the low terrace floodplains of Outer Coastal Plain rivers and streams. It is often found in small patches or long, linear expanses, forming the ecotone between graminoid savanna and Atlantic white-cedar swamp or pitch pine - hardwood swamp. Microtopography is hummocky, with dwarf-shrubs and shrub forms of tree species on the tops of hummocks, and herbaceous and bryophyte species on the sides of hummocks and in the hollows. Although this community is apparently stable in undisturbed sites, it can be successional in historically disturbed sites where, with time, it may become Atlantic white-cedar swamp. The canopy is open (10-25%) and trees are widely scattered. Dominant species include Chamaecyparis thyoides, Pinus rigida, Gaylussacia dumosa, and Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus. Associated woody species include Ilex glabra, Kalmia angustifolia, Morella pensylvanica, Clethra alnifolia, and Rubus hispidus. Associated herbaceous species include Calamovilfa brevipilis, Carex exilis, Carex striata, Cladium mariscoides, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium, Rhynchospora alba, and Rhynchospora cephalantha. Associated ferns and fern-like species include Woodwardia virginica, Schizaea pusilla, and Lycopodiella alopecuroides. The moss Sphagnum magellanicum is a common bryophyte in this community. Associated bryophytes include Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum portoricense, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum pylaesii, and Sphagnum section Sphagnum. Associated animals include rough greensnake and southern bog lemming.
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: The canopy is open (10-25%) and trees are widely scattered. Dominant species include Chamaecyparis thyoides, Pinus rigida, Gaylussacia dumosa, and Andropogon glomeratus var. glomeratus. Associated woody species include Ilex glabra, Kalmia angustifolia, Morella pensylvanica (= Myrica pensylvanica), Clethra alnifolia, and Rubus hispidus. Associated herbaceous species include Calamovilfa brevipilis, Carex exilis, Carex striata, Cladium mariscoides, Dichanthelium dichotomum var. ensifolium (= Panicum ensifolium), Rhynchospora alba, and Rhynchospora cephalantha. Associated ferns and fern-like species include Woodwardia virginica, Schizaea pusilla, and Lycopodiella alopecuroides (= Lycopodium alopecuroides). The moss Sphagnum magellanicum is a common bryophyte in this community. Associated bryophytes include Sphagnum bartlettianum, Sphagnum compactum, Sphagnum flavicomans, Sphagnum papillosum, Sphagnum portoricense, Sphagnum pulchrum, Sphagnum pylaesii, and Sphagnum section Sphagnum.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This woody herbaceous community occurs in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey on the low terrace floodplains of Outer Coastal Plain rivers and streams. It is often found in small patches or long, linear expanses, forming the ecotone between graminoid savanna and Atlantic white-cedar swamp or pitch pine - hardwood swamp. Microtopography is hummocky, with dwarf-shrubs and shrub forms of tree species on the tops of hummocks, and herbaceous and bryophyte species on the sides of hummocks and in the hollows. Although this community is apparently stable in undisturbed sites, it can be successional in historically disturbed sites where, with time, it may become Atlantic white-cedar swamp.
Geographic Range: This vegetation occurs on the New Jersey Coastal Plain.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: NJ
Plot Analysis Summary:
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Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: G2G3
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.C Shrub & Herb Wetland Subclass | S44 | 2.C |
| Formation | 2.C.2 Temperate to Polar Bog & Fen Formation | F016 | 2.C.2 |
| Division | 2.C.2.Na North American Bog & Fen Division | D029 | 2.C.2.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.C.2.Na.1 Leatherleaf - Small Cranberry - Few-seed Sedge Bog & Acidic Fen Macrogroup | M876 | 2.C.2.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.C.2.Na.1.e Chamaedaphne - Dwarf Huckleberry / Walter''s Sedge Bog & Fen Group | G1171 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A3406 <i>Cladium mariscoides - Rhynchospora alba</i> Fen Alliance | A3406 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL006262 Atlantic White-cedar / Dwarf Huckleberry / Bushy Bluestem Fen | CEGL006262 | 2.C.2.Na.1.e |
Concept Lineage: This association (CEGL006222) has been split into 6 new types (CEGL006262, CEGL006263, CEGL006265, CEGL006270, CEGL006285, CEGL006291).
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Breden, T. F., Y. R. Alger, K. S. Walz, and A. G. Windisch. 2001. Classification of vegetation communities of New Jersey: Second iteration. Association for Biodiversity Information and New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Division of Parks and Forestry, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Trenton.
- Eastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boston, MA.
- NatureServe. 2009. Vegetation of the E.B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge. International Ecological Classification Standard: Terrestrial Ecological Classifications. NatureServe Central Databases. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Data current as of 1 December 2009.
- Strakosch-Walz, K. 2004. The vegetation of pine barren riverside savannas of New Jersey: Ecological community classification. Draft report. New Jersey Natural Heritage Program, Office of Natural Lands Management, Trenton. 42 pp.
- Walz, K. S., S. Stanford, J. Boyle, and E. W. F. (Russell) Southgate. 2006c. Pine barren riverside savannas of New Jersey. New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Parks and Forestry, Office of Natural Lands Management, Natural Heritage Program, Trenton, NJ. 169 pp. plus appendices.