Frequency and canopy cover of plants in community 1.1.
Typical area of community 1.2.
Frequency and canopy cover of plants in community 1.2.
Description
The reference state supports two community phases, which are distinguished by the developed structure and dominance of the vegetation and by their ecological function and stability. The reference community phase is grassland. The presence of each community is dictated temporally by a disturbance regime of frequent flooding.
This report provides baseline inventory data for the vegetation in the ecological site. Future data collection is needed to provide further information about existing plant communities and the disturbance regimes that result in transitions from one community to another. Common and scientific names are from the USDA PLANTS database. Community phases are characterized by the Alaska Vegetation Classification System (Viereck et al., 1992).
Submodel
1.1. Bluejoint-American dunegrass/purple marshlocks-marsh pea
1.2. Lyngbye's sedge/purple marshlocks
Model keys
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