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24. Natural Characteristics Summary 



a. Vegetation-Biotic Community Summary 



Community type: Pinus serotina/ mixed Ericaceous shrubs 



Community cover type: Pinus serotina 



General habitat feature: Tall pocosin 



Average tree height: 35 feet 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 30 years 



Estimated size of association (sq. meters, acres, 

 etc.): 7,989 acres 



Successional stage: Subclimax (fire maintained) 



Sere type: Psammosere 



Commonly canopy species in community cover type or community 

 type (but not dominant) : Gordonia lasianthus , Magnolia 

 virginiania 



Conmion subcanopy-shrub stratum species in community cover 

 type or community type (but not dominant) : Zenobia 

 pulverulenta , Gaylussacia f rondosa , Vaccinium spp, 

 Ilex glabra , Smilax laurifolia 



Common herb stratum species in community type (but not 

 dominant) : 



b. Soil Summary 



Source of information: General Soil Map, Tyrrell County, 

 USDA-SCS; Revised 7/72 



Soil association: Belhaven-Dare-Dorovan 



Soil order: Histosol ^ 



pH class: Strongly acidic? 



Moisture class: Hydric 



Associated community cover type or community t5rpe: Pinus 

 serotina 



c. Hydrology Summary 



Drainage basin: North Fork of Alligator River 

 Hydrologic system: Palustrine 



