Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS
Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS
Vegetation Classification and Mapping Project Report - USGS
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<strong>USGS</strong>-NPS <strong>Vegetation</strong> <strong>Mapping</strong> Program<br />
Colonial National Historical Park<br />
8a Forest on disturbed flats <strong>and</strong> disturbed slopes, often with extensive wind<br />
damage <strong>and</strong> high cover by nonnative species in the shrub <strong>and</strong> herb strata;<br />
Canopy dominance by tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) <strong>and</strong>/or sweetgum<br />
(Liquidambar styraciflua), with or without loblolly pine (Pinus taeda). ........................................ 10<br />
8b Forests on undisturbed slopes <strong>and</strong> flats. Tree canopy diverse (many<br />
different species present); mixed age classes; a mixture of oaks (Quercus<br />
spp.), hickories (Carya spp.), American beech (Fagus gr<strong>and</strong>ifolia), <strong>and</strong><br />
others; pines absent, or of very low cover. ...................................................................................... 11<br />
9a Forest on slopes with canopy somewhat open or interupted; dominated by<br />
chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), sometimes with bitternut hickory<br />
(Carya cordiformis) <strong>and</strong> southern sugar maple (Acer barbatum). .................................................. 12<br />
9b Closed forests on slopes or low s<strong>and</strong>y ridges adjacent to salt marshes;<br />
chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii) <strong>and</strong> other calciphylic species<br />
absent; pines can be present <strong>and</strong> abundant. ..................................................................................... 13<br />
10a Forest of small, disturbed st<strong>and</strong>s on slopes bisected by the Colonial<br />
Parkway; high cover by exotics species, especially the vine japanese<br />
honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica), but also with species indicative of<br />
calcareous soil such as common hackberry (Celtis occidentalis), white ash<br />
(Fraxinus americana), black walnut (Juglans nigra), souther sugar maple<br />
(Acer barbatum), <strong>and</strong> bitternut hickory (Carya cordiformis). ........... Disturbed Calcareous Forest<br />
10b Forest on disturbed flats; tree canopy of low diversity, mostly even-aged,<br />
most often characterized by dominance of tuliptree (Liriodendron<br />
tulipifera), loblolly pine (Pinus taeda), or both; common associates include<br />
sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua), red maple (Acer rubrum), <strong>and</strong><br />
southern red oak (Quercus falcata); in general, oaks (Quercus spp.) <strong>and</strong><br />
American beech (Fagus gr<strong>and</strong>ifolia) absent or of low cover; herb layer<br />
often characterized by weeds such as Nepalese browntop (Microstegium<br />
vimineum). .............................................................. Successional Tuliptree – Loblolly Pine Forest<br />
11a Forest on mesic slopes or undisturbed flats. ................................................................................... 14<br />
11b Forest on low lying areas surrounded by tidal wetl<strong>and</strong>s; dominated by<br />
sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) <strong>and</strong> loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) with<br />
white oak (Quercus alba), southern red oak (Quercus falcata), cherrybark<br />
oak (Quercus pagoda), American holly (Ilex opaca var. opaca), <strong>and</strong><br />
slender woodoats (Chasmanthium laxum). .................... Coastal Plain Loblolly Pine – Oak Forest<br />
12a Forest with wind disturbance <strong>and</strong> dominance by exotic species in the<br />
shrub <strong>and</strong> herb layers; Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) <strong>and</strong><br />
Nepalese browntop (Microstegium vimineum) common; pines (Pinus<br />
spp.) can be common. ......................................................................... Disturbed Calcareous Forest<br />
12b Oak – hickory forest on slopes, often with exposed shell fragments;<br />
canopy somewhat open or interrupted; herb layer sparse but species rich<br />
<strong>and</strong> dominated by native species; calciphylic species evident including<br />
chinkapin oak (Quercus muehlenbergii), red columbine (Aquilegia<br />
canadensis), smooth rockcress (Arabis laevigata), <strong>and</strong> others; grasses<br />
such as Bosc's panicgrass (Dichanthelium boscii), blackseed speargrass<br />
(Piptochaetium avenaceum), little bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium),<br />
slender Indiangrass (Sorghastrum elliottii), <strong>and</strong> others prevalent; pines<br />
(Pinus spp.) absent or very sparse. ........................................ Coastal Plain Dry Calcareous Forest<br />
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