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  • Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    Appendix M

    Fen and flooded meadow habitat on the refuge

    USF

    WS

  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type M-1

    Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    Vege

    tatio

    n C

    lass

    ifica

    tion

    Syst

    ems a

    nd R

    elat

    ions

    hip

    to R

    efug

    e H

    abita

    t Typ

    e

    CC

    P T

    YPE

    UV

    M -

    NV

    C

    Com

    mon

    N

    ame1

    N

    VC

    Ass

    ocia

    tion2

    NV

    C #

    3N

    WI4

    ME

    NA

    P5

    ME

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk6

    NH

    NH

    B7

    NH

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk8

    SAF

    TY

    PE9

    Bor

    eal F

    en &

    B

    ogC

    ircum

    neut

    ral

    patte

    rned

    fen

    Das

    ipho

    ra fr

    utic

    osa

    spp.

    Flo

    ribun

    da /

    Car

    ex la

    sioc

    arpa

    / C

    ampy

    lium

    stel

    latu

    m

    shru

    b he

    rbac

    eous

    ve

    geta

    tion

    CEG

    L006

    525

    PSS1

    , PS

    S3,

    PSS4

    Shru

    bby

    cinq

    uefo

    il-se

    dge

    circ

    umne

    utra

    l fe

    n; N

    orth

    ern

    whi

    te

    ceda

    r woo

    dlan

    d fe

    nS2

    ; S4

    Circ

    umne

    utra

    l-ca

    lcar

    eous

    fla

    rk;

    Nor

    ther

    n w

    hite

    ced

    ar

    circ

    umne

    utra

    l st

    ring

    S1;

    S1

    Leat

    herle

    af p

    oor

    fen

    Cha

    mae

    daph

    ne

    caly

    cula

    ta /

    Erio

    phor

    um

    virg

    inic

    um /

    Spha

    gnum

    rube

    llum

    D

    war

    f-sh

    rubl

    and

    CEG

    L006

    513

    PFO

    4Le

    athe

    rleaf

    bog

    gy

    fen

    S4

    Leat

    her-l

    eaf-

    shee

    p la

    urel

    dw

    arf

    shru

    b bo

    gS1

    S3

    Med

    ium

    shru

    b fe

    n

    Rho

    dode

    ndro

    n ca

    nade

    nse

    - C

    ham

    aeda

    phne

    ca

    lycu

    lata

    - M

    yric

    a ga

    le D

    war

    f-sh

    rubl

    and

    (var

    iant

    )C

    EGL0

    0651

    4var

    Shee

    p la

    urel

    dw

    arf

    shru

    b bo

    gS4

    Leat

    her-l

    eaf-

    blac

    k sp

    ruce

    bog

    S3

    Sub-

    bore

    al

    Dw

    arf-

    shru

    b Fe

    n

    Rho

    dode

    ndro

    n ca

    nade

    nse

    - C

    ham

    aeda

    phne

    ca

    lycu

    lata

    - M

    yric

    a ga

    le D

    war

    f-sh

    rubl

    and

    CEG

    L006

    514

    Shee

    p la

    urel

    dw

    arf

    shru

    b bo

    gS4

    Leat

    her-l

    eaf-

    blac

    k sp

    ruce

    bog

    S3

    Spru

    ce -

    Fir

    Swam

    p

    Pice

    a ru

    bens

    - Abi

    es

    bals

    amea

    / G

    aulth

    eria

    hi

    spid

    ula

    / Sph

    agnu

    m

    spp.

    For

    est

    CEG

    L006

    312

    Spru

    ce-fi

    r-cin

    nam

    on

    fern

    fore

    stS4

    Red

    spru

    ce

    swam

    p;

    Seas

    onal

    ly

    flood

    ed b

    orea

    l sw

    amp

    (??)

    S3;

    SU33

    Red

    spru

    ce-

    bals

    am fi

    r

    Bla

    ck S

    pruc

    e -

    larc

    h sw

    amp

    Pice

    a m

    aria

    na -

    (Lar

    ix

    laric

    ina)

    / Le

    dum

    gr

    oenl

    andi

    cum

    / Sp

    hagn

    um sp

    p.

    Fore

    stC

    EGL0

    0527

    1Sp

    ruce

    -larc

    h w

    oode

    d bo

    gS4

    Bla

    ck sp

    ruce

    -la

    rch

    swam

    pS3

    12 B

    lack

    sp

    ruce

    -sp

    hagn

    um; 1

    3

    Bla

    ck sp

    ruce

    -ta

    mar

    ack;

    38

    Ta

    mar

    ack

  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat TypeM-2

    Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    CC

    P T

    YPE

    UV

    M -

    NV

    C

    Com

    mon

    N

    ame1

    N

    VC

    Ass

    ocia

    tion2

    NV

    C #

    3N

    WI4

    ME

    NA

    P5

    ME

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk6

    NH

    NH

    B7

    NH

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk8

    SAF

    TY

    PE9

    Bor

    eal F

    en &

    B

    og (c

    ont’d

    ) B

    lack

    spru

    ce

    woo

    ded

    Bog

    Pice

    a m

    aria

    na /

    Ledu

    m

    groe

    nlan

    dica

    um/

    Car

    ex

    trisp

    erm

    a / S

    phag

    num

    sp

    p. F

    ores

    tC

    EGL0

    0248

    5Sp

    ruce

    -larc

    h w

    oode

    d bo

    gS4

    Bla

    ck sp

    ruce

    -la

    rch

    swam

    pS3

    12 B

    lack

    sp

    ruce

    -sp

    hagn

    um; 1

    3 B

    lack

    spru

    ce-

    tam

    arac

    k

    Fen

    &

    Floo

    ded

    Mea

    dow

    Few

    seed

    ed

    sedg

    e-le

    athe

    rleaf

    fe

    n

    Car

    ex li

    mos

    a -

    Rhy

    ncho

    spor

    a al

    ba/

    Cla

    dopo

    diel

    la

    satu

    rate

    d he

    rbac

    eous

    ve

    geta

    tion

    CEG

    L006

    522

    PEM

    1Lo

    w se

    dge-

    buck

    bean

    fen

    law

    nS3

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    e cr

    anbe

    rry-

    shor

    t sed

    ge m

    oss

    law

    nS3

    Cat

    tail

    mar

    sh

    Typh

    a (a

    ngus

    tifol

    ia,

    latif

    olia

    ) - (S

    cirp

    us

    spp.

    ) Eas

    tern

    H

    erba

    ceou

    s Ve

    geta

    tion

    CEG

    L006

    153

    PSS1

    , PS

    S3C

    atta

    il m

    arsh

    S5C

    atta

    il m

    arsh

    S4

    East

    ern

    Tuss

    ock

    Sedg

    e M

    eado

    w

    Car

    ex st

    ricta

    - C

    arex

    ve

    sica

    ria S

    easo

    nally

    Fl

    oode

    d H

    erba

    ceou

    s Ve

    geta

    tion

    CEG

    L006

    412

    Tuss

    ock

    sedg

    e m

    eado

    wS4

    Tal l

    gra

    min

    oid

    emer

    gent

    mar

    shS4

    Med

    ium

    fen

    Myr

    ica

    gale

    - C

    ham

    aeda

    phne

    ca

    lycu

    lata

    / (C

    arex

    la

    sioc

    arpa

    , Car

    ex

    utric

    ulat

    a) -

    Utri

    cula

    ria sp

    p. S

    hrub

    H

    erba

    ceou

    s Veg

    etat

    ion

    CEG

    L006

    302

    Mix

    ed ta

    ll se

    dge

    fen

    S4

    Hai

    ry-f

    ruite

    d se

    dge-

    swee

    tgal

    e fe

    nS3

    Med

    ium

    fen

    - wet

    pha

    se

    Myr

    ica

    gale

    - C

    ham

    aeda

    phne

    ca

    lycu

    lata

    / (C

    arex

    lasi

    ocar

    pa,

    Car

    ex u

    tricu

    lata

    ) - U

    tricu

    laria

    spp.

    Sh

    rub

    Her

    bace

    ous

    Vege

    tatio

    nC

    EGL0

    0630

    2var

    Mix

    ed ta

    ll se

    dge

    fen

    S4

    Hai

    ry-f

    ruite

    d se

    dge-

    swee

    tgal

    e fe

    nS3

  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type M-3

    Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    CC

    P T

    YPE

    UV

    M -

    NV

    C

    Com

    mon

    N

    ame1

    N

    VC

    Ass

    ocia

    tion2

    NV

    C #

    3N

    WI4

    ME

    NA

    P5

    ME

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk6

    NH

    NH

    B7

    NH

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk8

    SAF

    TY

    PE9

    Fen

    &

    Floo

    ded

    Mea

    dow

    (c

    ont’d

    )

    Seas

    onal

    ly

    flood

    ed m

    ixed

    gr

    amin

    oid

    mea

    dow

    Cal

    amag

    rost

    is

    cana

    dens

    is -

    Scirp

    us c

    yper

    inus

    - D

    ulic

    hium

    ar

    undi

    nace

    um

    Her

    bace

    ous

    Vege

    tatio

    nC

    EGL0

    0651

    9M

    ixed

    gra

    min

    oid-

    shru

    b m

    arsh

    S5

    Mix

    ed ta

    ll gr

    amin

    oid-

    scru

    b-sh

    rub

    mar

    sh;

    Oxb

    ow m

    arsh

    S4S5

    ; S3

    Spik

    erus

    h sh

    allo

    w

    emer

    gent

    mar

    sh

    Eleo

    char

    is p

    alus

    tris

    shal

    low

    em

    erge

    nt

    mar

    shN

    /A

    Shor

    t gra

    min

    oid-

    forb

    em

    erge

    nt

    mar

    sh/m

    ud fl

    atS4

    Lake

    shor

    e Pi

    ne-

    Hem

    lock

    Hem

    lock

    - W

    hite

    Pin

    e - R

    ed S

    pruc

    e Fo

    rest

    Pinu

    s stro

    bus -

    Tsu

    ga

    cana

    dens

    is -

    Pice

    a ru

    bens

    For

    est

    CEG

    L006

    324

    Whi

    te p

    ine-

    mix

    ed

    coni

    fer f

    ores

    tS4

    Hem

    lock

    -bee

    ch-

    oak-

    pine

    fore

    stS5

    21 E

    aste

    rn

    whi

    te p

    ine;

    22

    Whi

    te p

    ine-

    hem

    lock

    Hem

    lock

    - h

    ardw

    oods

    Fo

    rest

    Tsug

    a ca

    nade

    nsis

    - B

    etul

    a al

    legh

    anie

    nsis

    - P

    icea

    rube

    ns/C

    ornu

    s ca

    nade

    nsis

    For

    est

    CEG

    L006

    129

    Hem

    lock

    fore

    stS4

    Hem

    lock

    -be

    ech-

    north

    ern

    hard

    woo

    d fo

    rest

    S424

    Hem

    lock

    -ye

    llow

    birc

    h

    Hem

    lock

    Mes

    ic

    Fore

    st

    Tsug

    a ca

    nade

    nsis

    - B

    etul

    a al

    legh

    anie

    nsis

    - P

    icea

    rube

    ns/C

    ornu

    s ca

    nade

    nsis

    For

    est

    (var

    iant

    )C

    EGL0

    0612

    9var

    Hem

    lock

    fore

    stS4

    Hem

    lock

    fore

    stS4

    23 E

    aste

    rn

    hem

    lock

    Jack

    Pin

    e /

    Blu

    eber

    ry /

    Feat

    herm

    oss

    Fore

    st

    Pinu

    s ban

    ksan

    ia /

    Vacc

    iniu

    m sp

    p. /

    Pleu

    rozi

    um sc

    hreb

    eri

    Fore

    stC

    EGL0

    0244

    1Ja

    ck p

    ine

    fore

    st;

    Jack

    pin

    e w

    oodl

    and

    S4; S

    3Ja

    ck p

    ine

    rock

    y rid

    ge w

    oodl

    and

    S1

    1 Ja

    ck p

    ine-

    bals

    am fi

    r-bla

    ck

    spru

    ce;

    1 Ja

    ck

    pine

    -she

    ep

    laur

    el

    Red

    Pin

    e - W

    hite

    Pin

    e Fo

    rest

    Pinu

    s stro

    bus -

    Pin

    us

    resi

    nosa

    / C

    ornu

    s ca

    nade

    nsis

    For

    est

    CEG

    L006

    253

    Red

    pin

    e-w

    hite

    pin

    e fo

    rest

    S4

    Red

    pin

    e-w

    hite

    pi

    ne-b

    alsa

    m fi

    r fo

    rest

    S315

    Red

    pin

    e

  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat TypeM-4

    Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    CC

    P T

    YPE

    UV

    M -

    NV

    C

    Com

    mon

    N

    ame1

    N

    VC

    Ass

    ocia

    tion2

    NV

    C #

    3N

    WI4

    ME

    NA

    P5

    ME

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk6

    NH

    NH

    B7

    NH

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk8

    SAF

    TY

    PE9

    Lake

    shor

    e Pi

    ne-

    Hem

    lock

    (c

    ont’d

    )A

    spen

    -fir

    woo

    dlan

    d

    Pice

    a ru

    bens

    - B

    etul

    a sp

    p. -

    Ace

    r rub

    rum

    Fo

    rest

    (vzr

    iant

    )C

    EGL0

    0650

    5var

    ?N

    /A

    Red

    Spr

    uce

    - Har

    dwoo

    ds

    Fore

    st

    Pice

    a ru

    bens

    - Bet

    ula

    alle

    ghan

    iens

    is/

    Dry

    opte

    ris

    cam

    plyo

    pter

    a fo

    rest

    CEG

    L006

    267

    Spru

    ce-n

    orth

    ern

    hard

    woo

    ds fo

    rest

    S4

    Nor

    ther

    n ha

    rdw

    ood-

    spru

    ce-fi

    r for

    est;

    Hem

    lock

    -sp

    ruce

    -nor

    ther

    n ha

    rdw

    oods

    fore

    stS4

    ; S3

    S4

    30 R

    ed sp

    ruce

    -ye

    llow

    birc

    h;

    31 R

    ed sp

    ruce

    -su

    gar m

    aple

    -be

    ech

    Succ

    essi

    onal

    Sp

    ruce

    - Fi

    r Fo

    rest

    Pice

    a ru

    bens

    - B

    etul

    a sp

    p. -

    Ace

    r rub

    rum

    Fo

    rest

    CEG

    L006

    505

    Spru

    ce-fi

    r-bro

    om-

    mos

    s for

    est

    S4N

    /A

    35 P

    aper

    birc

    h-re

    d sp

    ruce

    -ba

    lsam

    fir

    Nor

    ther

    n H

    ardw

    ood

    Early

    su

    cces

    sion

    al

    aspe

    n-bi

    rch

    fore

    st/w

    oodl

    and

    Popu

    lus (

    trem

    uloi

    des,

    gran

    dide

    ntat

    a)

    - Bet

    ula

    (pop

    ulifo

    lia,

    papy

    rifer

    a) W

    oodl

    and

    CEG

    L006

    303

    Asp

    en-b

    irch

    woo

    dlan

    d/fo

    rest

    co

    mpl

    exS5

    N/A

    16 A

    spen

    ; 18

    Pape

    r birc

    hR

    ed m

    aple

    -ye

    llow

    bi

    rch

    early

    su

    cces

    sion

    al

    woo

    dlan

    d

    Popu

    lus(

    trem

    uloi

    des,

    gran

    dide

    ntat

    a)

    - Bet

    ula

    (pop

    ulifo

    lia,

    papy

    rifer

    a) W

    oodl

    and

    (var

    iant

    )C

    EGL0

    0630

    3var

    Asp

    en-b

    irch

    woo

    dlan

    d/fo

    rest

    co

    mpl

    exS5

    N/A

    16 A

    spen

    ; 18

    Pa

    per b

    irch;

    17

    Pin

    cher

    ry

    Pape

    r birc

    h ta

    lus

    woo

    dlan

    d

    Que

    rcus

    rubr

    a -

    Bet

    ula

    alle

    ghan

    iens

    is

    / Pol

    ypod

    ium

    vi

    rgin

    ianu

    m

    Woo

    dlan

    dC

    EGL0

    0632

    0B

    irch-

    oak

    talu

    s w

    oodl

    and

    S3

    Red

    oak

    -bla

    ck

    birc

    h w

    oode

    d ta

    lus

    S3S4

    18 P

    aper

    birc

    h

    Sem

    i-ric

    h no

    rther

    n ha

    rdw

    ood

    fore

    st

    Ace

    r sac

    char

    um -

    (Fra

    xinu

    s am

    eric

    ana)

    / A

    risae

    ma

    triph

    yllu

    m

    fore

    stC

    EGL0

    0621

    1B

    eech

    -birc

    h-m

    aple

    fo

    rest

    S4Se

    mi-r

    ich

    mes

    ic

    suga

    r map

    le fo

    rest

    S3S4

    27 S

    ugar

    m

    aple

    ; 60

    B

    eech

    -sug

    ar

    map

    le

  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type M-5

    Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    CC

    P T

    YPE

    UV

    M -

    NV

    C

    Com

    mon

    N

    ame1

    N

    VC

    Ass

    ocia

    tion2

    NV

    C #

    3N

    WI4

    ME

    NA

    P5

    ME

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk6

    NH

    NH

    B7

    NH

    ra

    rity

    ra

    nk8

    SAF

    TY

    PE9

    Nor

    ther

    n H

    ardw

    ood

    (con

    t’d)

    Nor

    ther

    n ha

    rdw

    ood

    fore

    st

    Ace

    r sac

    char

    um-

    Bet

    ula

    alle

    ghan

    iens

    is-

    Fagu

    s gra

    ndifo

    lia/

    Vib

    urnu

    m a

    lnifo

    lium

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  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat TypeM-6

    Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type

    CC

    P T

    YPE

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  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type M-7

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  • Appendix M: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat TypeM-8

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