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Acer negundo / Quercus gambelii Woodland | Western Ecology Working Group of...
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Name: Acer negundo / Quercus gambelii Woodland
Reference: Western Ecology Working Group of...
Description: This woodland association is only known from along the Gunnison River in Curecanti National Recreation Area. Stands occur in riparian sites with natural or human disturbance, including constructed roadway fill slopes and rockfall or talus from adjacent cliffs. Sites are steep (75% slopes), occur between 2032 and 2073 m elevation, and are oriented to northeastern and southern aspects. The unvegetated surface has high cover of bedrock, large and small rocks, and low to moderate cover of litter. Soil was not present in the rockfill and rockfall substrate in the sampled stands. The vegetation is characterized by an open to moderately dense tree canopy of <i>Acer negundo</i> and <i>Quercus gambelii</i>. Occasional emergent <i>Pseudotsuga menziesii</i> trees or subcanopy <i>Juniperus scopulorum</i> may be present. The understory is typically sparse and variable in species composition. Tall, short, and dwarf-shrubs contribute low cover and include <i>Cornus sericea, Fendlerella utahensis, Holodiscus dumosus, Mahonia repens, Rhus trilobata, Ribes cereum, Ribes inerme</i>, and <i>Prunus virginiana</i>. The herbaceous layer is sparse and has low in species diversity. Species include <i>Piptatherum micranthum, Arabis</i> sp., <i>Brickellia grandiflora</i>, and <i>Artemisia michauxiana</i>. 
Accession Code: VB.CC.31948.CEGL002797
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.2.785141 NatureServe ExplorerNatureServe Explorer logo
  Translated: Box-elder / Gambel Oak Woodland
  Code: CEGL002797
  Scientific: Acer negundo / Quercus gambelii Woodland