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 Natural CharacLcri ;: t ic:; f.umniary 



a. Vecjetation-HioLic f'nimnun i t y Summary 



Cominunity typo: Fr ax inu s s p . -Ny s sa sylvatica var . bif lora - 



Taxod ium d i s t ichum / A ce r rub rum 

 Community cover type: 



Fr a x inu s s p . - N y s s a sylvatica var. bi flora - Taxodiu m dist ichum 

 General habitat feature: 



. , Floodplain forest 

 Average tree hoicjlit: 



80' 

 Estimated ago of canopy trces:100+ 



Estimated size of association {s^^. wtors, acrc^s, etc.): 



250 acres 

 Succcssional ataqe: Near climax? 



Sere type: Psammope loser e 



Common canopy specie-s in communily eover Lvpe or 

 community, type .(but not d(Miiinan.t) : Lirj,odendr on t u^ ^£ if er a , 

 Que re u s micnauxi i , Q u £.£_ciis_ laurifolia 



Common subcano['y-shrub stratum species in ccjiviumity 

 cover type or community type (but not dominant): £a.l£iElii 



c a r o 1 i n i a n a , Ilex opac a , P er sea borbon ia , Sabal minor 

 "Common herb ji I ratum s[)ecie.s in coi'imuniTY' tY^"i^ [hTTT TTOt 



dominant) : C a r e x spp. , Rhynchospor a mj^l i ace a , Saururu s cernuu s 

 Successional i.Laqi': 

 Sere type: 



b. Soil Suirmary 



Source of information: USDA-SCS. 1979. Soil Survey of 



Carteret County, NC . Interim report. 

 Soil series: Johnston and Muckalee 



Soil order: Johnston — Inceptisol; Muckalee — Entisol 



pH class: strongly acid to c ir cumneu tr a 1 (5.1-7.3) 



Moisture class: wet to wet-mesic 



Associated community oovi^^r type or community type: 



