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A4109 Inland Lake Non-alkaline Rocky Shore Alliance
Type Concept Sentence: This alliance is characterized by sparsely vegetated, or sometimes unvegetated, inland lakeshores, excluding the Great Lakes, comprising noncalcareous bedrock, cobble, or gravel.
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Inland Lake Non-alkaline Rocky Shore Alliance
Colloquial Name: Inland Lake Non-alkaline Rocky Shore
Hierarchy Level: Alliance
Type Concept: This igneous - metamorphic inland bedrock or gravel lakeshore alliance is found on small lakes on the Canadian shield in the upper Great Lakes region of the United States and Canada, and perhaps more widely in Canada. Stands are exposed bedrock along lakeshores. Substrate may be either granite/metamorphic or basalt/conglomerate. Vegetation is sparse, but little information is available to further characterize this type.
Diagnostic Characteristics: Noncalcareous metamorphic bedrock, cobble, or inland gravel lakeshores supporting species of northern affinity.
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This alliance is variable in structure and composition, and occurs on metamorphic bedrock, sandstone, cobble, or gravel.
Similar NVC Types: No Data Available
note: No Data Available
Physiognomy and Structure: Vegetation is sparse and variable in structure. More data are needed to better describe physiognomy.
Floristics: Vegetation is sparse and variable in structure. More data are needed to better describe floristics.
Dynamics: No Data Available
Environmental Description: This alliance occurs on the shores of small inland lakes on noncalcareous bedrock or gravel.
Geographic Range: This alliance occurs in the midwestern U.S. and Canada.
Nations: CA,US
States/Provinces: MB, MN, ON, SK, WI
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.931848
Confidence Level: Low
Confidence Level Comments: No Data Available
Grank: GNR
Greasons: No Data Available
| Type | Name | Database Code | Classification Code |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class | 2 Shrub & Herb Vegetation Class | C02 | 2 |
| Subclass | 2.B Temperate & Boreal Grassland & Shrubland Subclass | S18 | 2.B |
| Formation | 2.B.4 Temperate to Polar Scrub & Herb Coastal Vegetation Formation | F005 | 2.B.4 |
| Division | 2.B.4.Na Eastern North American Coastal Scrub & Herb Vegetation Division | D026 | 2.B.4.Na |
| Macrogroup | 2.B.4.Na.1 Eastern North American Coastal Beach & Rocky Shore Macrogroup | M060 | 2.B.4.Na.1 |
| Group | 2.B.4.Na.1.e Eastern North America Inland Beach & Rocky Shore Group | G342 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
| Alliance | A4109 Inland Lake Non-alkaline Rocky Shore Alliance | A4109 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL002301 Igneous - Metamorphic Bedrock Inland Lake Shore Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002301 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
| Association | CEGL002303 Igneous - Metamorphic Cobble - Gravel Inland Lake Shore Sparse Vegetation | CEGL002303 | 2.B.4.Na.1.e |
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, M. Hall, G. Kittel, S. Menard, C. Nordman, M. Pyne, M. Reid, M. Russo, K. Schulz, L. Sneddon, K. Snow, and J. Teague. 2013-2019b. Screening alliances for induction into the U.S. National Vegetation Classification: Part 1 - Alliance concept review. NatureServe, Arlington, VA.