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Ecological Site Description| Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Ecological Site Description| Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Ecological Site Description Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Major Land Resource Area 116C St. Francois Knobs and Basins United States Department of Agriculture Ecological Site Description| Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Contact Information for this publication: Editors – Douglas Wallace ([email protected]), Ecologist, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), ACES Program - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Dr. Fred Young ([email protected] ), Soil Scientist, USDA, ACES-NRCS, Columbia, MO; Project Supervisors – Jorge Lugo-Camacho ([email protected] ) , State Soil Scientist, USDA-NRCS and Dwaine Gelnar ([email protected] ), State Resource Conservationist, USDA-NRCS, Columbia, MO; Field Data Support – Tony Spicci ([email protected]), Resource Science Supervisor, Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), and Stribling Stuber ([email protected] ), Field Ecologist, MDC, Columbia, MO. Additional field and technical support provided by Tim Nigh, retired MDC Ecologist, and Dennis Meinert, Soil Scientist, Missouri Department of Natural Resources.. 2 | Page April 2014 Ecological Site Description| Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Cover photos: Top left photo is poverty oat grass from Reynolds County. This plant is easy to identify because of the curly dried leaves at its base. This is an extremely common grass of the Ozarks where it can be found growing on many dry slopes. (Photo from Missouriplants.com) Left middle photo is an example of an igneous rock that is found in the area: rhyolite is light gray to pinkish in color, but red or even black rhyolites are not rare (Photo from the Department of Geology and Planetary Science, University of Pittsburg). Lower left photo is a western slender glass lizard, Missouri's longest species of lizard. Nearly two-thirds of the lizard is tail, and a large part of it can break off if grabbed by a predator. (Photo by Tom R. Johnson, MDC) Top right photo is burned, managed dry igneous upland woodland at Peck Ranch, Missouri. (Photo from MDC) Lower right photo is a Western pygmy rattlesnake that inhabits dry woodlands and glades in the eastern Ozarks. This is one of the smallest species of rattlesnakes in North America and is so secretive that few people encounter it. (Photo by MDC) Lower center photo is an ornate box turtle. This species is a fairly common resident of Missouri’s native landscapes including open woods and glades. (Photo by Patrick Feller from Wikimedia commons) Top right map is the distribution map for Dry Igneous Upland Woodland (see page 5 for more detail). This publication is a multi-agency effort with input from a wide range of natural resource specialists. NRCS and the Missouri Department of Conservation are leading this effort along with the University of Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, USDA Forest Service, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ecological site information is available via the NRCS Web Soil Survey, USDA Ecological Site Information System website, and the Missouri Field Office Technical Guide. The information in this publication was developed using historical data, professional experience, field reviews, and scientific studies. The information is representative of complex communities. Key indicator plants, animals and ecological processes are described to help guide land management decisions. 3 | Page April 2014 Ecological Site Description| Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Table of Contents Section l: Ecological Site Characteristics ........................................................................................................................ 5 Ecological Site Identification ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 5 Ecological Site Concept ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Physiographic Features ............................................................................................................................................. 5 Climatic Features ....................................................................................................................................................... 6 Influencing Water Features ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Representative Soil Features ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Ecological Site Dynamics ........................................................................................................................................... 8 Ecological States and Community Phases ................................................................................................................. 9 State 1: Reference State ....................................................................................................................................... 9 State 2: Fire Excluded Mixed Oak Woodland ...................................................................................................... 17 State 3: Fire Excluded-Logged Mixed Oak Woodland ......................................................................................... 18 Section ll: Ecological Site Interpretations .................................................................................................................... 19 Forest Site Productivity ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Animal Community .................................................................................................................................................. 19 Hydrology Functions................................................................................................................................................ 19 Recreational Uses .................................................................................................................................................... 20 Wood Products ........................................................................................................................................................ 20 Other Information ................................................................................................................................................... 20 Supporting Information ........................................................................................................................................... 20 Associated Sites ....................................................................................................................................................... 20 Similar Sites ............................................................................................................................................................. 21 Relationship to Other Established Classifications ................................................................................................... 21 Section III: Inventory Data Collection .......................................................................................................................... 22 Data References ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 Reference Inventory Plots ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Other Inventory Data References ........................................................................................................................... 22 Inventory Data References by Plot (Range-417, Wood-4, Wood-5) ........................................................................ 22 Type Localities for Reference State Data Plots: ....................................................................................................... 23 References ............................................................................................................................................................... 24 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................... 25 4 | Page April 2014 Ecological Site Description| Dry Igneous Upland Woodland Section l: Ecological Site Characteristics Ecological Site Identification • Site common name: Dry Igneous Upland Woodland • Site biotic name: post oak - northern red oak/fragrant sumac/poverty oatgrass - little bluestem (Quercus stellata - Quercus rubra/Rhus aromatica/Danthonia spicata - Schizachyrium scoparium) • Site ID: F116CY003MO • Major land resource area (MLRA): 116C – St. Francois Knobs and Basins Introduction The St. Francois Knobs and Basins (area outlined in red on the map) is the structural center of the Ozark Dome. Elevation ranges from about 450 feet along the rivers in the southern part of the area to 1,772 feet on the summit of Taum Sauk Mountain, the highest point in Missouri. Prominent features
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