Sumter National Forest Final Report - NatureServe

Federal Lands: DOD (Arnold, Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart); DOE (Savannah River Site); USFS (Angelina,Bankhead?, Bienville, Cherokee, Conecuh, Croatan, Davy Crockett, De Soto, Delta, Francis Marion, Kisatchie, Land Between theLakes, Oconee, Ouachita, Ozark, Sabine NF, Sam Houston, St. Francis?, Sumter, Talladega, Tuskegee); USFWS (Eufaula)ELEMENT SOURCESReferences: ALNHP 2002, Doyle and Allard 1990, Eyre 1980, Hoagland 1998a, Hoagland 2000, Jones et al. 1981b, SoutheasternEcology Working Group n.d., TNC 1998aLONGLEAF PINE PLANTED FORESTELEMENT IDENTIFIERSNVC association: Pinus palustris Planted ForestDatabase Code: CEGL007176Formation: Planted/cultivated temperate or subpolar needle-leaved evergreen forest (I.A.8.C.x)Alliance: Pinus palustris Planted Forest Alliance (A.96)ELEMENT CONCEPTSummary: This association includes young, monospecific plantation stands of Pinus palustris that are maintained for the extractionof forest products. The core concept of these stands are those which are mechanically planted to dense, often perfect rows of plantedPinus palustris or otherwise dense, young stands which are managed and maintained for the extraction of forest products. Stands aretypically established with mechanical planting, but may also be established through other means. In most cases these stands supportalmost no other tree species in the overstory, and typically very little understory. This association rarely exceeds 20-40 years of ageon most timberlands. In North and South Carolina, pinestraw is commonly harvested from these forests. This association does notinclude natural or near-natural Pinus palustris forests that retain some natural ground layer components and that will be managed forrestoration of a natural longleaf pine community even though the Pinus palustris may have been planted.Environment: No informationVegetation: This alliance includes young, monospecific plantation stands of Pinus palustris. In most cases these stands supportalmost no other tree species in the overstory, and typically very little understory.Dynamics: Most stands in this alliance are created after clear-cutting of natural stands and mechanical site preparation to reduce oreliminate competition for planted pine seedlings. Dense planting in rows, if successful, tends to result in nearly complete canopyclosure which persists until the stand has been "thinned" twice, at which time some openings in the canopy are created which mayallow some sunlight to the ground layer. Herbaceous ground cover of any kind tends to be sparse due to reduction during sitepreparation, the typically dense canopy cover, and to the fact that many young plantations are infrequently burned at best.Similar Associations:Related Concepts: No informationClassification Comments:CONSERVATION RANKING & RARE SPECIESGRank: GNA (cultural) (2000-8-8): This community represents vegetation which has been planted in its current location by humansand/or is treated with annual tillage, a modified conservation tillage, or other intensive management or manipulation. It is not aconservation priority and does not receive a conservation rank.High-ranked species: No informationELEMENT DISTRIBUTIONRange: This association is found in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas.Subnations: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TXTNC Ecoregions: 40:C, 41:C, 43:P, 50:P, 53:C, 55:P, 56:P, 57:PUSFS Ecoregions: 231Ca:PPP, 231Cd:PPP, 232Bq:CCC, 232Br:CCC, 232Ca:CCC, 232Cb:CCC, 232F:CCFederal Lands: DOD (Fort Benning, Fort Bragg, Fort Gordon, Fort Stewart); DOE (Savannah River Site); USFS (Angelina,Apalachicola, Bankhead?, Croatan?, Francis Marion, Kisatchie, Ocala?, Osceola, Sabine NF, Sumter?, Talladega?, Tuskegee?)ELEMENT SOURCESReferences: Southeastern Ecology Working Group n.d.SEMI-NATURAL FORESTLOBLOLLY PINE - (WHITE OAK, SOUTHERN RED OAK, POST OAK) SOUTHEASTERN INTERIOR FORESTELEMENT IDENTIFIERSNVC association: Pinus taeda - Quercus (alba, falcata, stellata) Southeastern Interior Forest [Provisional]Database Code: CEGL004766Vegetation of Sumter National Forest April 30 2004Copyright © 2004 NatureServe41