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A.735 | EcoArt 2002
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Name: A.735
Reference: EcoArt 2002
Description: This alliance consists of tidal shrublands dominated by stunted ~Rhizophora mangle$. Communities of this alliance occur in more stressed sites than ~Rhizophora mangle$ forests and have shorter individuals (less than 5 m, and usually only 0.5-2 m tall); the physiognomic structure varies from nearly closed to open (canopy closure 25-90%). Communities of this alliance occur in highly stressed situations (such as full saline, shallowly underlain by oolite). ~Rhizophora mangle$ is sometimes the only vascular plant present, though other characteristic species, including ~Cladium mariscus ssp. jamaicense$ and ~Avicennia germinans$, are often present. Sometimes, these communities grade landward to ~Rhizophora mangle$ forests. Hydrologically, these communities are inundated for long periods, and occur not on peats but on calcareous muds 2-30 cm deep over limestone. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.2368.A735
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 26-Nov-1997 to: 17-Mar-2005
     
  • status: accepted
  • Community's Parent: III.A.1.N.i
  • This Community's Level: Alliance
  • This Community's Children: [none]
Names:   Code: A.735
  Scientific: RHIZOPHORA MANGLE TIDAL SHRUBLAND ALLIANCE
  Common: Red Mangrove Tidal Shrubland Alliance
(convergence) and Synonyms:
(undetermined) Rhizophora mangle Tidal Shrubland Alliance