Natural Characteristics Summary 



24a. Vegetation - Biotic Community Summary CT-F. 



Community type: Mixed oaks. (The nature of this connnunity is 



unclear because it occurs on the upland divides — the most 



disturbed areas. Two or more communities could probably be segregated) 

 Community cover type: & & / 



Mixed oaks . 



General habitat feature: Hardwoods on ridges and flat upland 

 divides of the Talbot Terrace. 



Average canopy height: 70-80 ft. 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 70-90 yrs. 



Canopy cover: Closed, 



Estimated size of community: 500 acres (including all post- 

 pine successional areas and areas with a variety of disturbance) . 



Successional stage: Serai and climax. 

 Sere type: Pelopsammosere. 



Common canopy species in community cover or community 



type (but not dominant): 



Quercus alba Quercus falcata 



Quercus nigra Fagus grandifolia 



Quercus velutina Pinus taeda 

 Common sub-canopy or shrub stratum species in community 



cover or community type (but not dominant ) : 

 Ilex opaca 



Common herb stratum species in community cover or 



community type (but not dominant): 

 None. 



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