Well Drained Lake Plain
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Management practices/drivers
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Description
Coastal forests in somewhat protected areas along the coast are predominantly:
• North Atlantic Coastal Oak / Holly Forest (Black Oak / American Holly Forest [Quercus velutina / Ilex opaca Forest – CEGL006378])
In areas transitioning to a sandier substrate may include:
• Coastal White Pine - White Oak Forest (Eastern White Pine - White Oak / Inkberry Forest [Pinus strobus - Quercus alba / Ilex glabra Forest – CEGL006382])
A variant of the well-drained lake plain in close proximity to the ocean may include:
• Northeastern Maritime Forest (Black Cherry - Sassafras - Canadian Serviceberry - Black Oak / Roundleaf Greenbrier Forest [Prunus serotina - Sassafras albidum - Amelanchier canadensis - Quercus velutina / Smilax rotundifolia Forest – CEGL006145])
Other low stature vegetation may include the broadly-defined and widely distributed ruderal meadow or old field vegetation:
• Little Bluestem Old-field Meadow (Little Bluestem - (Broomsedge Bluestem) - Goldenrod species Ruderal Meadow, [Schizachyrium scoparium - (Andropogon virginicus) - Solidago spp. Ruderal Meadow – CEGL006333])
whether possible community-types may include frost-pocket vegetation has to be determined.
(Source: NatureServe 2018 [accessed 2019], USNVC 2017 [accessed 2019]).
Submodel
Description
Vegetation on lands somewhat conditioned by land use, e.g., managed native plant communities or invasive plant communities.
Submodel
Mechanism
disturbance, clearing, cutting, brush removal
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Brush Management |
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Land Clearing |
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tree removal, wildlife mgmt., invasive plant control, brush removal, native plant establishment
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Tree/Shrub Establishment |
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Upland Wildlife Habitat Management |
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Forest Stand Improvement |
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Restoration and Management of Natural Ecosystems |
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Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
Mechanism
land clearing, cutting, vegetation removal
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Land Clearing |
Mechanism
selective plantings, succession, vegetation management
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Restoration and Management of Natural Ecosystems |
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Native Plant Community Restoration and Management |
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Invasive Plant Species Control |
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