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24. A. Natural Characteristics Summary 



a. Vegetation-Biotic Conmunity Summary 



Community Type: Pinus palustris / Aristida stricta 



Community Cover Type: Pinus palustris 



General Habitat Feature: Savannah 



Average tree height: Ca. 70' 



Estimated age of canopy trees: 50+ years 



Estimated size of association: 200+ acres 



Successional stage: Transient, fire-climax 



Sere type: Psammosere 



Common canopy species in community type (but not dominant): None 



Common subcanopy-shrub stratum species in community type (but not 



dominant): Myrica cerifera var. numila , Lyonia mar i an a . Ilex 

 glabra , Vaccini'iim tenellum 



Common herb stratum species in community type (but not dominant): 

 Andropogon scoparius , RhynchcsDora spp. , Liatris gramini folia , 

 Eupatorium spp. , Aster spp. 



b. Soil Surmnary 



Soil series: Leon sand 



Soil order: Spodcsol 



pH class: Extremely acid to strongly acid (3.0-5.5) 



Moisture class: vet to droughty, cemented pan, excessively drair:e; 



c. Hydrology S'ommary 



Drainage basin: IJevpcrt River 



Hydrologic system: Terrestrial 



Kydrologic subsystem: Dry rr.asic to dry xeric 



V/ater chemistry: Fresh 



Water regime: Intermittently saturated to permanently ei-rposed 



