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Eastern North American Vernal Pool Alliance | NatureServe Biotics 2019
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Name: Eastern North American Vernal Pool Alliance Reference: NatureServe Biotics 2019 Description: This broadly defined alliance comprises sparsely vegetated northeastern vernal woodland pools that are important breeding habitats for amphibians and invertebrates; vegetation is widely variable. The association in this alliance is characterized by seasonally fluctuating water levels; the substrate may dry out completely in the summer. Hydrology may be affected by impermeable soils, seasonally high water tables, seasonal flooding in nearby streams and drainages, and/or impervious bedrock at or near the surface. The substrate is mineral soil with or without a layer of muck. The species composition is variable among sites, as well as annually and seasonally. Larger examples of this community type may exhibit strong zonation. Many smaller, shaded vernal ponds are unvegetated, their bottoms consisting of dead leaves and algae.  Accession Code: urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:38900-{C29AF526-759E-405F-B74D-5BE85BC228EB} Plot-observations of this Community Concept: 0
	Party Perspective according to: NatureServe (organization) Perspective from: 18-Dec-2014 to: ongoing
	status: accepted Community's Parent: Northeastern Forest Vernal Pool Group This Community's Level: Alliance This Community's Children: Show/Hide   Eastern Woodland Vernal Pool		Names:   UID: ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.899738 NatureServe Explorer   Code: A3686   Translated: Eastern North American Vernal Pool Alliance   Common: Eastern North American Vernal Pool   Scientific: Eastern North American Vernal Pool Alliance