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Pinus echinata Ruderal Forest | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Pinus echinata Ruderal Forest Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This association represents early-successional <i>Pinus echinata</i>-dominated vegetation. This broadly defined type has a wide distribution throughout the native range of <i>Pinus echinata</i> where it may develop under a variety of circumstances associated with severe natural and/or anthropogenic disturbance. It is most frequently associated with abandoned agricultural land, unmanaged clearcuts, and burned or heavily eroded areas, where adjacent <i>Pinus echinata</i> are able to seed into the newly disturbed area and colonize before other species such as <i>Pinus taeda</i>. These are considered ruderal forests as they typically result from anthropogenic disturbances that fundamentally alter the vegetation structure, floristic composition, and often the physical and chemical structure of the soil. Vegetation tends to be dense with a moderately to extremely barren understory. While <i>Pinus echinata</i> is clearly the single most dominant tree, other "old-field" <i>Pinus</i> species (e.g., <i>Pinus taeda, Pinus virginiana</i>) and/or other early-successional deciduous trees (e.g., <i>Acer rubrum, Liquidambar styraciflua, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>) may also be present. Associated woody and herbaceous species vary with geography but are typically ruderal or exotic species. As these forests age, mid-successional species such as <i>Quercus</i> spp. and <i>Carya</i> spp. may begin to replace senescent <i>Pinus echinata</i> individuals.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:34973-{70172C2F-C3CD-41F3-AFE6-254BC869750E} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 4
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 31-Aug-2004 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Juniperus virginiana - Pinus virginiana - Pinus echinata Ruderal Forest Alliance This Community's Level: Association This Community's Children: [none]		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.683227 NatureServe Explorer   Code: CEGL006327   Translated: Shortleaf Pine Ruderal Forest   Common: Ruderal Shortleaf Pine Forest   Scientific: Pinus echinata Ruderal Forest (convergence) and Synonyms: (similar) CEGL006327 (similar) Pinus echinata Early-Successional Forest