Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary 



Community type: Fagus grandif olia / Ilex opaca / Fagus transgressives , 



Community cover type: Fagus grandifolia . 



General habitat feature: Possible late Sangamon relict dunes, 

 occurring as 'islands' in a sea of peat. 



Average canopy height: 24 meters. 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 100 years. 



Canopy cover: Closed. 



Estimated size of community: Perhaps 100 acres total, 

 scattered over several islands. 



Successional stage: Climax. 

 Sere type: Psammosere. 



Common canopy species in community cover or community 

 type (but not dominant): Mixed oaks. 



Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community 



cover or community type (but not dominant ) : Vaccinium 

 corymbosum , Gaylussacia frondosa . 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or 

 community type (but not dominant): None. 



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