Appendix G USFWS Fen and flooded meadow habitat on the refuge

Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 r fi 33 Red spruce– balsam spruce– sphagnum; 13 Black spruce– tamarack; 38 Tamarack SAF Type SAF 8 S3; SU S3 12 Black NH Rarity Rank S1; S1 S1S3 S3 S3 7 ooded boreal ooded ark; Northern ark; swamp; Seasonally fl swamp (??) larch swamp NHNHB calcareous fl white cedar circumneutral string laurel dwarf shrub bog spruce bog spruce bog 6 S4 Red spruce S4 Black spruce– ME Rarity Rank S2; S4 Circumneutral- S4 Leatherleaf–sheep S4 Leatherleaf–black S4 Leatherleaf–black 5 r– fi cinnamon fern forest wooded bog ME NAP Shrubby cinquefoil– sedge circumneutral fen; Northern white cedar woodland fen boggy fen dwarf shrub bog dwarf shrub bog 4 NWI PSS3, PSS4 3 CEGL005271 Spruce–larch CEGL006312 Spruce– NVC CEGL006525 PSS1, CEGL006513 PFO4 Leatherleaf CEGL006514var Sheep laurel CEGL006514 Sheep laurel 2 Picea mariana–(Larix laricina)/Ledum groenlandicum/ Sphagnum spp. Forest Picea rubens–Abies balsamea/Gaultheria hispidula/Sphagnum spp. Forest Dasiphora fruticosa spp. Floribunda/Carex lasiocarpa/Campylium stellatum shrub herbaceous vegetation Chamaedaphne calyculata/Eriophorum virginicum/Sphagnum rubellum Dwarf– shrubland Rhododendron canadense– Chamaedaphne calyculata–Myrica gale Dwarf–shrubland (variant) Rhododendron canadense– Chamaedaphne calyculata–Myrica gale Dwarf–shrubland r fi NVC Association NVC 1 Black spruce– larch swamp swamp UVM-NVC Common Name patterned fen Leatherleaf poor fen Medium shrub fen Sub-boreal Dwarf–shrub fen Spruce– CCP Type CCP Boreal Fen & Bog Circumneutral Table G.1. Vegetation Classification Systems to and Refuge Relationship Type G.1. Habitat Table Vegetation Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type G-1 Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 SAF Type SAF spruce– sphagnum; 13 Black spruce– tamarack 8 NH Rarity Rank S3 12 Black S3 S4 S3 S3 S4S5; S3 7 NHNHB larch swamp short sedge moss lawn marsh emergent sedge–sweetgale fen sedge–sweetgale fen graminoid–scrub- shrub marsh; Oxbow marsh 6 ME Rarity Rank S4 Black spruce– S3 cranberry– Large S4 1 graminoid Tal S4 Hairy-fruited S4 Hairy-fruited S5 Mixed tall 5 ME NAP wooded bog buck-bean fen lawn Cattail marsh S5 Cattail marshsedge S4 meadow sedge fen sedge fen graminoid– shrub marsh 4 NWI PSS3 3 NVC CEGL002485CEGL006522 Spruce–larch PEM1 Low sedge– CEGL006153 PSS1, CEGL006412CEGL006302 Tussock Mixed tall CEGL006302var Mixed tall CEGL006519 Mixed 2 Picea mariana/Ledum groenlandicaum/Carex trisperma/Sphagnum spp. Forest Carex limosa– Rhynchospora alba/ Cladopodiella saturated herbaceous vegetation latifolia)–(Scirpus spp.) Eastern Herbaceous Vegetation Carex stricta–Carex vesicaria Seasonally Flooded Herbaceous Vegetation Chamaedaphne calyculata/(Carex lasiocarpa, Carex utriculata)–Utricularia spp. Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Myrica gale – Chamaedaphne calyculata/(Carex lasiocarpa, Carex utriculata)–Utricularia spp. Shrub Herbaceous Vegetation Calamagrostis canadensis–Scirpus cyperinus–Dulichium arundinaceum Herbaceous Vegetation NVC Association NVC 1 ooded mixed ooded UVM-NVC Common Name Black spruce wooded bog Few seeded sedge– leatherleaf fen Cattail marsh (angustifolia, Typha Eastern Sedge Tussock Meadow Medium fen Myrica gale– Medium fen– wet phase Seasonally fl graminoid meadow CCP Type CCP Boreal Fen & Bog cont. Fen & Flooded Meadow G-2 Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 r– fi 30 Red spruce– yellow birch; 31 Red spruce–sugar maple–beech SAF Type SAF white pine; 22 White pine– hemlock yellow birch hemlock balsam black spruce; 1 Jack pine– sheep laurel 8 S4; S3S4 NH Rarity Rank S4 S5 21 Eastern S4 24 Hemlock– S1 1 Jack pine– S3 15 Red pine r fi at fl 7 r forest; r fi Hemlock– spruce–northern hardwoods forest hardwood– spruce– NHNHB forb emergent marsh/mud oak–pine forest beech–northern hardwood forest ridge woodland pine–balsam forest 6 S4 Northern ME Rarity Rank S4 Hemlock–beech– S4 Hemlock– S4 Hemlock forest S4S4; S3 Jack pine rocky 23 Eastern S4 Red pine–white 5 northern hardwoods forest ME NAP N/Amixed conifer forest Short graminoid– forest forest forest; Jack pine woodland white pine forest 4 NWI 3 CEGL006506varCEGL006267 ? Spruce– N/A NVC CEGL006324CEGL006129 White pine– CEGL006129var Hemlock CEGL002441 Hemlock CEGL006253 Jack pine Red pine– 2 Picea rubens–Betula spp.–Acer rubrum forest (variant) Picea rubens–Betula alleghaniensis/ Dryopteris camplyoptera forest Eleocharis palustris shallow emergent marsh Pinus strobes–Tsuga Canadensis–Picea rubens forest canadensis– Tsuga Betula alleghaniensis– Picea rubens/Cornus canadensis forest canadensis– Tsuga Betula alleghaniensis– Picea rubens/Cornus canadensis forest (variant) Pinus banksania/ spp./ Vaccinium Pleurozium schreberi Forest Pinus strobes–Pinus resinosa/Cornus canadensis forest r fi NVC Association NVC 1 Aspen– woodland Red Spruce– Hardwoods forest UVM-NVC Common Name Spikerush shallow emergent marsh Hemlock– White Pine– Red Spruce Forest Hemlock– hardwoods forest Hemlock Mesic Forest Jack Pine/ Blueberry/ Feathermoss Forest Red pine– White Pine Forest r– fi hardwoods) CCP Type CCP Fen & Flooded Meadow cont. Lakeshore Pine– Hemlock Mixed Woods (Spruce– Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type G-3 Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 r fi birch–red spruce– balsam Paper birch Paper birch; 17 Pin cherry birch maple; 60 Beech–sugar maple maple– beech– yellow birch white cedar white cedar SAF Type SAF 8 S3S4 18 Paper S3S4 27 Sugar S5 25 Sugar S2 37 Northern S2 37 Northern NH Rarity Rank r fi 7 birch wooded talus sugar maple forest beech–yellow birch forest cedar–balsam swamp hardwood–black ash–conifer swamp? NHNHB 6 S4 N/AS5 N/AS5 35 Paper N/AS3 16 Aspen; 18 Red oak–black S4 16 Aspen; 18 Semi-rich mesic S4 Sugar maple– S4 Northern white S4 Northern ME Rarity Rank 5 r– fi white cedar swamp broom–moss forest woodland/ forest complex Aspen–birch woodland/ forest complex oak talus woodland maple forest maple forest white cedar woodland fen? ME NAP 4 NWI 3 CEGL006007var PFO4 Northern CEGL006303CEGL- 006303var Aspen–birch CEGL006320CEGL006211 Birch– CEGL006252 Beech–birch– Beech–birch– CEGL006199 PFO4/1 Northern CEGL006505 Spruce– NVC 2 i) Forest fi (variant) Populus (tremuloides, grandidentata)– Betula (populifolia, papyrifera) Woodland Populus (tremuloides, grandidentata)– Betula (populifolia, papyrifera) Woodland (variant) Quercus rubra–Betula alleghaniensis/ Polypodium Woodland virginianum Acer saccharum– (Fraxinus americana)/ Arisaema triphyllum forest Acer saccharum– Betula alleghaniensis– Fagus grandifolia/ alnifolium Viburnum Forest Thuja occidentalis/ Sphagnum (girensohnii, warnstor Thuja occidentalis– Acer rujbrum/Cornus sericea Forest Picea rubens–Betula spp.–Acer rubrum forest rst fi NVC Association NVC 1 Early successional aspen–birch forest/ woodland Red maple– yellow birch early successional woodland Paper birch talus woodland Semi-rich northern hardwood forest Northern hardwood forest Northern White–cedar– balsam peatland swamp Northern White–cedar– Black Ash swamp Successional Spruce–Fir Forest UVM-NVC Common Name r– fi Northern Hardwood Northern White Cedar hardwoods) cont. CCP Type CCP Mixed Woods (Spruce– G-4 Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 SAF Type SAF white cedar white cedar white cedar white cedar 8 NH Rarity Rank S1 37 Northern S1 37 Northern S2 37 Northern S2 37 Northern S4; S4 S3 S3S4; S3S4 r fi 7 NHNHB cedar forest/ woodland white cedar swamp cedar seepage forest cedar–balsam swamp shrubland; Alder–dogwood– arrowwood alluvial thicket shrubland blueberry– mountain holly wooded fen; speckled alder wooded fen 6 ME Rarity Rank S4 Acidic northern S4 Northern white S4 Northern white S2 Alder alluvial S5S4 Alder alluvial Highbush 5 ME NAP white cedar swamp seepage forest white cedar woodland fen Dogwood– willow shoreline thicket thicket holly–alder woodland fen 4 NWI PSS3 3 NVC CEGL002449CEGL006007 N/ACEGL006175 Northern CEGL006507 Northern white Cedar–spruce Northern CEGL006062 PSS1, CEGL002381CEGL006158 Alder shrub Mountain 2 i) Forest i) fi Thuja occidentalis/ Abies balsamea–Acer spicatum forest Thuja occidentalis/ Sphagnum (girensohnii, warnstor Thuja occidentalis/ cordifolia Tiarella Forest Thuja occidentalis– Abies balsamea/ Alnus incana/Carex trisperma Woodland Recently disturbedAlnus incana–Cornus sericea/Clematis Shrubland virginiana Alnus incana Swamp Shrubland N/AAlnus incana– Nemopanthus mucronatus/Sphagnum spp. Shrubland N/A NVC Association NVC 1 UVM-NVC Common Name Northern white–cedar– boreal conifer mesic forest Northern white– cedar peatland swamp Northern White–cedar Seepage Forest Northern White–cedar Fen Wooded Recently disturbed Speckled Alder Swamp Speckled alder peatland lagg Residential Residential(Speckled, Green) Alder Shrubland N/A N/A CCP Type CCP Northern White Cedar cont. Recently Harvested Residential & Fields Shrub-Scrub Wetland Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type G-5 Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 r r r fi fi fi spruce; 33 Red spruce– balsam spruce; 33 Red spruce– balsam spruce– dwarf shrub; 12 Black spruce– feather moss; 33 Red spruce– balsam maple SAF Type SAF 8 S3 32 Red S3 32 Red S1 12 Black S2 108 Red NH Rarity Rank S4; S4 7 r fi r forest r r forest r oodplain/ silt oodplain/ fi fi spruce–red spruce forest??? fl plain NHNHB blueberry– sweetgale– meadowsweet shrub thicket; Sweet gale– meadowsweet– tussock sedge fen 6 S4 Lowland spruce– S4 Lowland spruce– S3; S4 Montane black S4 Balsam ME Rarity Rank S4 Highbush 5 r– r– r– fi fi fi broom–moss forest broom–moss forest cinnamon fern forest sensitive fern swamp ME NAP mixed shrub fen woodland; Spruce– 4 NWI Aquatic bed 3 CEGL006273var Spruce– CEGL006273 Spruce– CEGL006501 PFO1PFO4 Red maple– NVC CEGL006512 Sweetgale CEGL006361 Black spruce 2 11 oodplain fl Picea rubens–Abies balsamea–Betula papyrifera Forest Picea rubens–Abies balsamea–Betula papyrifera Forest forest Acer rubrum– (Abies balsamea)– nudum var. Viburnum cassinoides (see footnote) Myrica gale–Spirea alba–Chamaedaphne saturated shrubland Picea mariana–Picea rubens/Pleurozium schreberi Forest r r fi fi NVC Association NVC 1 10 Water Red spruce rocky summit forest Lowland spruce– Red maple– balsam Floodplain forest UVM-NVC Common Name Sweetgale mixed shrub thicket Red Spruce Forest Open Water Open Water and Submerged Aqautic Vegetation Wooded Wooded Floodplain CCP Type CCP Shrub-Scrub cont. Wetland Spruce Fir Black Spruce– G-6 Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type 9 SAF Type SAF Maple 108 Red Maple/ 62 Silver maple– American Elm Maple 8 NH Rarity Rank S2 S4S5 108 Red S2S3/ S2 S2 7 r fi ooded red maple forest/ oodplain forest oodplain silt oodplain/ NHNHB hardwood–black ash–conifer swamp? fl swamp fl Silver maple fl fl plain 6 ME Rarity Rank S4 Seasonally S4/S3 Red maple S4 Balsam 5 oodplain sensitive fern swamp ME NAP sensitive fern swamp Red maple– sensitive fern swamp/ Silver maple fl forest 4 NWI 3 NVC CEGL006501var Red maple– CEGL002105CEGL006119 ?CEGL006503/ CEGL006176 Red maple– Northern CEGL002071 ? ? S2 108 Red 2 oodplain fl forest (variant) Fraxinus nigra–mixed hardwoods–conifers/ Cornus sericea/Carex spp. Forest Acer rubrum/Carex stricta–Onoclea sensibilis Woodland Acer rubrum–Prunus serotina/Cornus amomum Floodplain Forest Acer rubrum– Fraxinus spp.–Betula papyrifera/Cornus canadensis Forest Acer rubrum– (Abies balsamea)– nudum var. Virurnum casssinoides r berm r fi NVC Association NVC 1 oodplain UVM-NVC Common Name Black ash–mixed hardwoods swamp Red Maple– Sedge Tussock fl woodland Red Maple Floodplain Forest/Silver Maple– False Nettle Sensitive Fern Floodplain Forest Red Maple– Black Ash Swamp White spruce– balsam woodland CCP Type CCP Wooded Floodplain cont. Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type G-7 Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type mperate Herbaceous Alliance mperate Herbaceous cation of Wetlands and Deepwater Habitats of the United Wetlands cation of fi cation (see Cowardin, et. Al. 1979, reprinted 1992 “Classi cation (see Cowardin, et. fi Vermont cation System categories/associations as mapped by University of Association System cation Association Number cation System fi fi fi States”) National Vegetation Classi National Vegetation Classi National Vegetation Classi National Vegetation Inventory classi Wetland USFWS National Areas Program Maine Natural Maine Natural Heritage Inventory Rarity Rank New Hampshire Natural Heritage Bureau New Hampshire Natural Heritage Inventory Rarity Rank Types American Foresters Forest Society of not mapped Vegetation Aquatic Floating-Leaved and Submerged Te Pond-lily species, Permanently Flooded Water-lily–Yellow White Alliances: Likely includes associations in the following NVCS Alliance species, Permanently Flooded Herbaceous and Pondweed species–Coontail species–Waterweed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 10 EXPLANATION: G-8 Appendix G: Vegetation Classification Systems and Their Relationship to Refuge Habitat Type