Name:
Acer saccharum - Betula lenta - Quercus rubra Forest Group
Reference:
NatureServe Biotics 2019
Description:
This forest group occurs in the central and northeastern U.S., ranging from extreme southern Ontario, north-central New York and lower New England west to Lake Erie and south to the higher elevations of the Carolinas, on relatively cool, mesic sites. Northern hardwoods such as <i>Acer rubrum, Acer saccharum, Betula alleghaniensis, Betula lenta, Fagus grandifolia, Fraxinus americana, Quercus rubra</i>, and <i>Tilia americana</i> are characteristic, either forming a deciduous canopy or mixed with <i>Tsuga canadensis</i> (or in some cases <i>Pinus strobus</i>). Other common and sometimes dominant trees include <i>Quercus</i> spp. (most commonly <i>Quercus rubra</i>, but also <i>Quercus alba, Quercus montana</i>), <i>Aesculus flava, Liriodendron tulipifera</i>, and <i>Prunus serotina</i>. It is of more limited extent and more ecologically constrained in the southern part of its range, in higher elevations of the northern parts of Virginia and West Virginia. This type is one of the matrix forest types in the northern part of the Central Interior and Appalachian Division. In general, this group is dominated by long-lived, mesic species that form multi-layered uneven-aged forests. Canopy dynamics are dominated by single and multiple disturbances, encouraging gap phase regeneration. Larger disturbances include windthrow, insect attack and ice storms. Although stand-replacing wind events are rare, small to medium blowdown events are more common.
Accession Code:
urn:lsid:vegbank.org:commConcept:40326-{16D60FB4-411D-48D5-8C8A-06E8370ED151}
Plot-observations of this Community Concept:
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