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G402 Western Pacific Mangrove Group
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Western Pacific Mangrove Group
Colloquial Name: Western Pacific Mangrove
Hierarchy Level: Group
Type Concept: Mangrove forests are common along estuaries, deltas, quiet bays, coastal mudflats, and on some offshore islets. Large swamps occur in Micronesia around Belau, Pohnpei, and Kosrae. Well-developed stands may be 15 to 20 m in height. The dominant species include Rhizophora apiculata and Bruguiera gymnorrhiza. Other species include Lumnitzera litorea, Avicennia marina, Xylocarpus granatum, Xylocarpus moluccensis, Scyphiphora hydrophylalacea, and Excoecaria agallocha. On the seaward side of the forest, Sonneratia alba and Rhizophora mucronata are dominant. Native species richness declines in Micronesian mangroves extending east and north of Belau.
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
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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: AS,MP,WS
States/Provinces: No Data Available
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.860730
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.A Tropical Forest & Woodland Subclass | S17 | 1.A |
| Formation | 1.A.5 Mangrove Formation | F006 | 1.A.5 |
| Division | 1.A.5.Wb Indo-Pacific Mangrove Division | D071 | 1.A.5.Wb |
| Macrogroup | 1.A.5.Wb.1 Western Pacific Mangrove Macrogroup | M208 | 1.A.5.Wb.1 |
| Group | 1.A.5.Wb.1.a Western Pacific Mangrove Group | G402 | 1.A.5.Wb.1.a |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: No Data Available
- Faber-Langendoen, D., J. Drake, S. Gawler, M. Hall, C. Josse, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, L. Sneddon, K. Schulz, J. Teague, M. Russo, K. Snow, and P. Comer, editors. 2010-2019a. Divisions, Macrogroups and Groups for the Revised U.S. National Vegetation Classification. NatureServe, Arlington, VA. plus appendices. [in preparation]