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NY Heritage: Maritime pitch pine dune woodland | Ecological Communities of New York, 2nd Ed.
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Name: NY Heritage: Maritime pitch pine dune woodland Reference: Ecological Communities of New York, 2nd Ed. Description: A maritime woodland that occurs on stabilized parabolic dunes. The substrate is wind and wave deposited sand that is usually excessively well-drained and nutrient poor. The litter layer is shallow. The community is subject to high winds, sand-blasting, salt spray, and shifting substrate. Trees are stunted (10-12 m high) and salt pruned. The canopy is sparse with some openings. Pitch pine (Pinus rigida) is the dominant tree and may have lower branches that grow out horizontally like aprons. Tree oaks including black oak (Quercus velutina), white oak (Quercus alba) and post oak (Quercus stellata) may also occur and can be codominant with pitch pine in more developed examples. The shrub layer is usually well developed. Characteristic shrubs are bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), black huckleberry (Gaylussacia baccata), highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum), beach heather (Hudsonia tomentosa), bayberry (Myrica pensylvanica), and scrub oak (Quercus ilicifolia). The vine layer is often well developed. Characteristic vines are greenbrier (Smilax rotundifolia) and poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans). The herbaceous layer is dominated by hairgrass (Deschampsia flexuosa). Other characteristic herbaceous species include Pennsylvania sedge (Carex pensylvanica), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium), starflower (Trientalis borealis), panic grass (Panicum spp.), jointweed (Polygonella articulata), and pine barren sandwort (Minuartia caroliniana). The non-vascular layer is often well developed. Characteristic species are Cladonia uncialis, Cladina rangiferina, Cladina arbuscula, Geaster hygrometricus, Leucobryum glaucum, Polytricum juniperinum, and Tortella tortuosa.  Accession Code: VB.CC.28559.NYHERITAGEMARIT Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 1
	Party Perspective according to: Howard, Timothy Perspective from: 03-Dec-2004 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: NY Heritage: TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   Other: NY Heritage: Maritime pitch pine dune woodland