Print Report
CEGL007378 Tsuga mertensiana - Tsuga heterophylla / Vaccinium (alaskaense, ovalifolium) Forest
Type Concept Sentence: No Data Available
Common (Translated Scientific) Name: Mountain Hemlock - Western Hemlock / (Alaska Blueberry, Oval-leaf Blueberry) Forest
Colloquial Name: No Data Available
Hierarchy Level: Association
Type Concept: No Data Available
Diagnostic Characteristics: No Data Available
Rationale for Nominal Species or Physiognomic Features: No Data Available
Classification Comments: This association occurs in the Yakutat Foreland and Chugach National Forest in Alaska. First published description is for the Ketchikan Area, Tongass National Forest (TNF) (DeMeo et al. 1992). This forest also occurs in the Chatham Area, TNF (Martin et al. 1995) and in the Stikine Area, TNF (Pawuk and Kissinger 1989), but does not occur in the Yakutat Foreland described by (Shephard 1995), because that type has been reclassified.
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: US
States/Provinces: AK
Plot Analysis Summary:
http://vegbank.org/natureserve/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.979555
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.3 Temperate Flooded & Swamp Forest Formation | F026 | 1.B.3 |
| Division | 1.B.3.Ng Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Division | D193 | 1.B.3.Ng |
| Macrogroup | 1.B.3.Ng.1 Vancouverian Flooded & Swamp Forest Macrogroup | M035 | 1.B.3.Ng.1 |
| Group | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e Western Hemlock - Red Alder / Yellow Skunk-cabbage Swamp Forest Group | G853 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e |
| Alliance | A3724 Mountain Hemlock - Western Hemlock - Alaska-cedar Forest & Woodland Alliance | A3724 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e |
| Association | CEGL007378 Mountain Hemlock - Western Hemlock / (Alaska Blueberry, Oval-leaf Blueberry) Forest | CEGL007378 | 1.B.3.Ng.1.e |
Concept Lineage: No Data Available
Predecessors: No Data Available
Obsolete Names: No Data Available
Obsolete Parents: No Data Available
Synonomy: = Tsuga mertensiana-Tsuga heterophylla/Vaccinium (alaskaense and ovalifolium) (Meidinger et al. 2005) [PNWCOAST_315]
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. (DeMeo et al. 1992)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. (Martin et al. 1995)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. (Pawuk and Kissinger 1989)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium Community Type (Shephard 1995)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. (DeMeo et al. 1992)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. (Martin et al. 1995)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium spp. (Pawuk and Kissinger 1989)
> Mixed Conifer / Vaccinium Community Type (Shephard 1995)
- DeMeo, T., J. Martin, and R. A. West. 1992. Forest plant association management guide, Ketchikan Area, Tongass National Forest. R10-MB-210. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region. 405 pp.
- Martin, R. R., S. J. Trull, W. W. Brady, R. A. West, and J. M. Downs. 1995. Forest plant association management guide, Chatham Area, Tongass National Forest. R10-RP-57. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region.
- Meidinger, D., C. Chappell, C. Cadrin, G. Kittel, C. McCain, K. Boggs, J. Kagan, G. Cushon, A. Banner, and T. DeMeo. 2005. International Vegetation Classification of the Pacific Northwest: International correlation of temperate coastal forest plant associations of Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska. Contributors: B.C. Ministry of Forests, USDA Forest Service, B.C. Conservation Data Centre, Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Washington Natural Heritage Program, and Oregon Natural Heritage Information Center.
- Pawuk, W. H., and E. J. Kissinger. 1989. Preliminary forest plant associations of the Stikine Area, Tongass National Forest. Technical Publication R10-TP-72. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region, Juneau, AK. 126 pp.
- Shephard, M. E. 1995. Plant community ecology and classification of the Yakutat Foreland, Alaska. R10-TP-56. USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region. 213 pp. plus appendices.
- Western Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Boulder, CO.