-69- 



Estiraated size of association (sq. meters, acres, etc.): 

 154 acres 



Successional stage: Subclimax 



Sere type: Pelosere 



Common canopy species in community cover type or community 

 type (but not dominant) : Pinus taeda 



Common subcanopy-shrub stratum species in community cover 

 tjrpe or community type (but not dominant): Subcanopy: Acer 

 rub rum , Persea borbonia; Shrub: Lyonia lucida. Ilex glabra 



Common herb stratum species in community type (but not 

 dominant) : Peltandra virginica , Qsmunda regalis , Sphagnum 

 sp . , Woodward ia virginica 



b. Soil Summary 



Source of information: General Soil Map, Tyrrell County, NC; 

 USDA-SCS; Revised 7/72 



Soil association: Belhaven-Dare-Dorovan 



Soil order: Histosol 



pH class: Strongly acid 



Moisture class: Hydric 



Associated community cover type or community type: Chamaecyparis 

 thy o ides 



c. Hydrology Summary 



Drainage basin: Alligator River 



Hydrologic system: Palustrine 



Hydrologic subsystem: Interaqueous ^ 



Water chemistry: Fresh 



Water regime: Nontidal-Semipermanently flooded 



d. Summary-Topography and Physiography 

 Topographic site type characteristics 

 Land form: Floodplain 



Shelter: Open 



