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CEGL002808 Pseudotsuga menziesii / Artemisia tridentata (ssp. vaseyana, ssp. wyomingensis) Woodland
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Douglas-fir / (Mountain Big Sagebrush, Wyoming Big Sagebrush) Woodland
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: This woodland association is only known from the Curecanti National Recreation Area in western Colorado in the Gunnison River Canyon and along Cebolla Creek. More survey and classification work are needed to fully characterize this type. Stands occur on talus slopes in canyons and ravines. Sites are steep (64-78% slopes), occur between 2340 and 2358 m elevation, and are oriented to the northeast. Substrates are rapidly drained sandy soils derived from gneiss talus and colluvium. The unvegetated surface has low to moderate cover of litter and exposure of bare soil. Large and small rocks provide low to moderate cover. Downed wood is common. The vegetation is characterized by an open tree canopy(15-28% cover) 10-35 m high composed of Pseudotsuga menziesii, and a relatively open short-shrub layer of Artemisia tridentata ssp. wyomingensis shrubs provide 15 to 20% cover. Scattered Pseudotsuga menziesii and Juniperus scopulorum 2-10 m tall form a subcanopy. Other shrubs present include Cercocarpus montanus, Chrysothamnus viscidiflorus, Quercus gambelii, and Symphoricarpos rotundifolius. The low to moderately dense herbaceous layer is moderately diverse and mostly composed of graminoids, such as Achnatherum hymenoides, Elymus elymoides, Koeleria macrantha, Poa fendleriana, Poa secunda, and sparse cover of forbs. Lichens and mosses provide sparse to moderate cover, up to 25%.
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association has only been sampled from two locations in Curecanti National Recreation Area in western Colorado. More survey and classification work are needed to change the provisional status of this association.
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 is only known from the Curecanti National Recreation Area in western Colorado in the Gunnison River Canyon and along Cebolla Creek. More survey and classification work are needed to document the global range of this association.
Nations: US
States/Provinces: CO
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.785208
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.2 Cool Temperate Forest & Woodland Formation | F008 | 1.B.2 |
| Division | 1.B.2.Nb Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Division | D194 | 1.B.2.Nb |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.2.Nb.1 White Fir - Douglas-fir - Blue Spruce Forest Macrogroup | M022 | 1.B.2.Nb.1 |
| Group | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c White Fir - Douglas-fir Southern Rocky Mountain Dry Forest Group | G226 | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c |
| Alliance | A3454 Douglas-fir Southern Rocky Mountain Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3454 | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c |
| Association | CEGL002808 Douglas-fir / (Mountain Big Sagebrush, Wyoming Big Sagebrush) Woodland | CEGL002808 | 1.B.2.Nb.1.c |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Pseudotsuga menziesii / Artemisia tridentata (ssp. vaseyana, ssp. wyomingensis) Woodland (Tendick et al. 2010)
- Coles, J., A. Tendick, J. Von Loh, G. Bradshaw, G. Manis, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2010/361. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO.
- Tendick, A., J. Coles, P. Williams, G. Bradshaw, G. Manis, A. Wight, G. Wakefield, and A. Evenden. 2010. Vegetation classification and mapping project report, Curecanti National Recreation Area. Natural Resource Technical Report NPS/NCPN/NRTR--2010/408. National Park Service, Fort Collins, CO. 797 pp.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.