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Fagus grandifolia / Smilax rotundifolia Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Fagus grandifolia / Smilax rotundifolia Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This maritime forest community is currently described from north-facing exposed bluffs and the back portions of rolling dunes on Long Island. The community is dominated by Fagus grandifolia. Quercus velutina and Acer rubrum can be present at low densities. Canopy trees exhibit a stunted, multi-stemmed growth form from wind and salt spray; trees are notably taller in more protected dune slacks. A shrub layer is sparse to absent. Vines and herbs such as Aralia nudicaulis, Epifagus virginiana, and Smilax rotundifolia form a sparse ground layer, and moss cover is variable. Soils are well-drained fine sands. This community occurs only in Long Island, New York.  Accession Code: VB.CC.18154.FAGUSGRANDIFOLI Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Nov-2014
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Fagus grandifolia - Quercus rubra - Quercus alba Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Translated: American Beech / Common Greenbrier Forest   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683465 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006043   Scientific: Fagus grandifolia / Smilax rotundifolia Forest   Common: Long Island Maritime Beech Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (undetermined) Fagus grandifolia / Smilax rotundifolia Forest