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 ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION: 



VeRetatlonally— -Conlf eralean-Fagalean-Ericalean Gyumosperm Woodland System with 

 a canopy of large, excurrent, evergreen trees, a subcanopy of large, deliquescent, 

 deciduous trees, and a ehrub. layer of typical dwarf to tall dwarf, rhizomatous, 

 deciduous shrubs. Climatically — Warm, temperate mesothennal climate: Cool, moist yearly, 

 moderately hot and moderately wet in the summer (July) , moderately warm and moderately 

 dry In the winter (January) and with a very long Frost Free season. Pedologically — 

 Leon, thermic, uncoated typic quartzipsamment soil. Geologically — Highly acid, 

 siliceous, Flanner Beach, unconsolidated, quartz sand deposit. Topographically — Open, 

 variously exposed, nearly level to gently sloping, constant slopes with a gently 

 undulating surface and open, variously exposed, nearly level flats with a smooth 

 surface on an old beach ridge system. Temporally and spatially — Pyroclimax stage of 

 a psammosere in the Sea Island Section of the Atlantic Coastal Plain. 



COMMUNITY REFERENCES: All community analyses in this study have no specific references. 

 See bibliography after discussion. Throughout the remainder of the paper this 

 section will be omitted from the summary. 



COMMUNI'nr DOCUMENTATION: Same as General Documentation throughout the study. 



COMMUNITY DIVERSITY SUMMARY 

 PATSY POND 

 Scrub-Shrub System Shrub zone 



Normal to tall, rhizomatous, deciduous and Ericales OR Magnoliales/Ericales 



evergreen shrubs ; 



OR 



CYRILLA RACEMIFLORA/LYONIA LUCIDA/VACCINIUM ATROCOCCUX 

 Cyrllla racemiflora 



LITSEA AESTIVALIS /LYONIA LUCIDA 

 Litsea aestivalis 



SOILS: A. Entisol; AA. Psamment, B. Quartzipsamment; BB. Typic quartzipsamment. 



C. Thermic, uncoated typic quartzipsamment; CC. Leon. 



Topsoil: 0-70 cm, light gray, fine to medium sand, pH 3.9. 



Subsoil: 70 cm +, dark reddish brown, fine to medium sand, pH 3.9 (hardpan). 

 GEOLOGY: A. Pleistocene, Sedimentary; AA. Deposit. B. Flanner Beach Formation; 



BB. Siliceous. C. Highly acid; CC. Ouartz sand. 

 TOPOGRAPHY: A. Ridge; AA. Old beach ridge system. B. Patsy Pond Area; BB. Seepage 



zone. C. Gently undulating; CC. Open, variously exposed, nearly level slopes. 



CANOPY: None present. 

 SUBCANOPY: None present. 



SHRUB LAYER DOMINANTS: Normal to tall, rhizomatous, deciduous and evergreen shrubs. 

 SHRUB ANALYSIS: See Table 7. 



ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION: 



Vegetationally — Erlcalean or Magnolialean-Erlcalean Scrub-Shrub System with tall 

 to normal, rhizomatous, deciduous or evergreen shrubs. Climatically — Warm, temperate 

 mesothermal climate: Cool, moist yearly, moderately hot and moderately wet in the „ 

 summer (July), moderately warm and moderately dry in the winter (January) and with a ' 

 very long Frost Free season. Pedologically — Leon, thermic, uncoated typic quartz ipsammer 

 soil. Geologically — Highly acid, siliceous, Flanner Beach, unconsolidated quartz 

 sand deposit. Topographically — Open, variously exposed, nearly level seepage zones 

 with a gently undulating surface on an old beach ridge system. Temporally and 

 spatially — Pyroclimax stage of a psammosere in the Sea Island Section of the Atlantic 

 Coastal Plain. 



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