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Pinus echinata - Quercus falcata East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest | Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
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Name: Pinus echinata - Quercus falcata East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
Reference: Southeastern Ecology Working Gro...
Description: This association is one of several documented types of shortleaf pine - hardwood forests in the Upper East Gulf Coastal Plain. Stands are dominated by Pinus echinata, often with a significant hardwood component. The most characteristic hardwood, often the second most important overstory tree, is Quercus falcata (although other tree species may also be encountered in stands of this type, they are generally lacking from the overstory or found only in limited abundance). A number of subcanopy, shrub, and herbaceous species may also be present; the specific floristic composition may vary between stands based on a number of factors. This type should be compared against other Pinus echinata communities of the region; stands with high cover values of white oak are generally accommodated by CEGL004050. Stands of this association are subject to frequent prescribed burning on the Tombigbee National Forest (Mississippi), and many are managed for Red-cockaded Woodpeckers (Picoides borealis) on the adjacent Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.27746.PINUSECHINATAQU
Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
      Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization)
Perspective from: 23-Oct-2003 to: 17-Nov-2014
      Names:   Translated: Shortleaf Pine - Southern Red Oak East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
  UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.720833 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Scientific: Pinus echinata - Quercus falcata East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest
  Common: East Gulf Coastal Plain Shortleaf Pine - Southern Red Oak Forest
  Code: CEGL004052
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(undetermined) Pinus echinata - Quercus falcata East Gulf Coastal Plain Forest