Fine Terrace and Plain

Description

As a result of a long history of human activity, the associations listed below, may in reality, reflect the current naturalized, minimally-managed state rather than the historic, pre-European settlement condition. Notice transition pathways are not always designated between some of the communities in the reference state because the differences in vegetation are more controlled by landscape position, rather than disturbances or management, or that the relationships are not understood. In addition, undisclosed successional plant community-types following disturbance may be included as community phases.


Within the reference state, the plant communities are quite variable and may include:
• Quercus alba - Fagus grandifolia Western Allegheny Forest (CEGL006144)
(Translated Name: White Oak - American Beech Western Allegheny Forest)
[Common Name: Western Allegheny White Oak - Beech Forest],
• Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum - Liriodendron tulipifera Unglaciated Forest (CEGL002411)
(Translated Name: American Beech - Sugar Maple - Tuliptree Unglaciated Forest)
[Common Name: Interior Low Plateau Beech - Maple Forest],
And also other plant communities:
• Quercus velutina - Quercus alba - Carya (glabra, ovata) Forest (CEGL002076)
(Translated Name: Black Oak - White Oak - (Pignut Hickory, Shagbark Hickory) Forest)
[Common Name: Black Oak - White Oak - Hickory Forest]
• Tsuga canadensis - Fagus grandifolia - Acer saccharum / (Hamamelis virginiana, Kalmia latifolia) Forest CEGL006304).
(Translated name: Eastern Hemlock - American Beech - Sugar Maple / (American Witch-hazel, Mountain Laurel) Forest)
[Common name: East-Central Hemlock - Hardwood Forest].

(Source: NatureServe 2020)

Submodel

Description

The Semi-natural State would expect plant communities where ecological processes are primarily operating with some land conditioning in the past or present, e.g., managed forests, or plant communities that are an artifact of land management e.g., predominately invasive plants.

Submodel

Description

The Cultural State would expect the ecological site to be very strongly conditioned by land management, i.e., transformed/converted to cultivated, pasture, or plantation.

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