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Betula nigra - Acer rubrum - (Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis) Successional Forest | Eastern Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Betula nigra - Acer rubrum - (Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis) Successional Forest Reference: Eastern Ecology Working Group of... Description: This successional floodplain forest ranges from central Virginia to New Jersey on the Coastal Plain and, in some areas, the eastern edge of the Piedmont. The sites occupied by this community are typically recovering from disturbances such as logging or undergoing natural succession from open wetland to forest. Habitats are temporarily flooded to somewhat seasonally flooded alluvial floodplains of small to large streams. Soils are relatively nutrient-poor, have high silt or clay content, and vary from well-drained to somewhat poorly drained. The vegetation is mostly closed-canopy forest dominated by <i>Acer rubrum</i>, solely or in combination with <i>Betula nigra</i>. On some sites, <i>Liquidambar styraciflua</i> and/or <i>Platanus occidentalis</i> are important in the overstory mixtures. Potential successor trees, such as <i>Ulmus americana, Liriodendron tulipifera, Quercus phellos, Quercus palustris, Quercus michauxii, Nyssa sylvatica</i>, and <i>Fraxinus pennsylvanica</i>, occur as minor overstory or understory associates. The shrub and herb layers are variable. On very disturbed sites, near-monocultures of the exotic grass <i>Microstegium vimineum</i> may dominate the herb layer.  Accession Code: VB.CC.30950.CEGL006976 Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 17-Nov-2014 to: 01-May-2019
	status: accepted This Community's Level: association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.685866 NatureServe Explorer   Common: Northern Coastal Plain Successional Floodplain Forest   Translated: River Birch - Red Maple - (Sweetgum, American Sycamore) Successional Forest   Scientific: Betula nigra - Acer rubrum - (Liquidambar styraciflua, Platanus occidentalis) Successional Forest   Code: CEGL006976