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Habitat Group:
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Conifer Forests
Early Succesional and Semi-Natural Habitats
Floodplain Forests
General Hardwood Forests
General Shrublands
High Elevation Forests
Lentic Habitats
Longleaf Pine Woodlands
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Maritime Forests and Dunes
Marshes, Mires, and Shoreline Habitats
Peatland Forests and Shrublands
Rock Outcrops, Glades, and Barrens
Underground Habitats
Upland Hardwood Forests
Habitat Type:
Members of Longleaf Pine Woodlands:
General Fire-maintained Herblands
General Longleaf Woodlands
Loamy, Fire-maintained Herblands
Longleaf Pine Woodlands with Isolated Pools
Sandy Fire-maintained Shrublands
Wet, Clayey, Fire-maintained Herblands
Wet, Sandy, Fire-maintained Herblands
Xeric-Mesic, Sandy Woodlands and Scrub
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Longleaf Pine Woodlands
General Fire-maintained Herblands
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General Description
This habitat occurs on sandy soils in the Coastal Plain where open herbaceous ground covers are maintained by frequent fire. This group includes generalists that occupy both wet savannas as well as dry uplands.
Abiotic Factors
Biotic Structure
Co-evolved Species Groups
Phagic and Competitory Symbioses:
Pyxidanthera species // Agrotis buchholzi
Aristida stricta // Doryodes bistrialis
Determining Species
sciName
comName
g_rank
s_rank
mod_s_rank
prob_of_extirpation
BUTTERFLIES
Amblyscirtes alternata
Dusky Roadside-skipper
G2G3
S2
S2
0.03699
Hesperia attalus
Dotted Skipper
G3G4
S2S3
S2S3
0.01230
Hesperia meskei
Meske's Skipper
G3G4
S3
S3
0.00407
FORBS
Gentiana autumnalis
Pine Barren Gentian
G4
S3
S3
0.00407
Marshallia obovata var. scaposa
Scapose Bachelor's-button
G4G5T3T5
S3
S3
0.00407
Tephrosia florida
Florida Hoary-pea
G4G5
S3
S3
0.00407
Sericocarpus tortifolius
Twisted-leaf White-topped Aster
G5
S4
S4
0.00041
Xyris caroliniana
Pineland Yellow-eyed Grass
G5
S4
S4
0.00041
MOTHS
Agrotis buchholzi
Buchholz's Dart Moth
G2G3
S2S3
S2S3
0.01230
Tornos cinctarius
GNR
S2S3
S2S3
0.01230
Anicla lubricans
Slippery Dart
G4G5
S3S4
S3S4
0.00132
Doryodes bistrialis
Double-Lined Doryodes
G4
S3S4
S3S4
0.00132
Stenaspilatodes antidiscaria
GNR
S3S4
S3S4
0.00132
Nr
= Number of Ranked Species = 13
Ner
= Number of Extant, Ranked Species = 13
Nv
= Number of Historic and Extirpated Species = 0
Nar
= Number of Species at Risk of Extirpation (State rank > S5) = 13
Nss
= Number of Secure Species (State Rank = S5) = 0
Pss
= Proportion of Secure Species (Nss/Ner) = 0.00000
ENE
= Expected Number of Extirpations (Sum of PE) = 0.09495
Average PE
(ENE/Ner) = 0.00730
Habitat Risk Index = (Nar+Nv) x Average PE = 13 x 0.0073 = 0.0949
Estimated Risk to the Determining Species
Estimated Risk to the Co-evolved Species Groups
Estimated Security of the Habitat
Index of Habitat Imperilment
Identified Risks
Observed Trends
Distribution Map
Distribution
Major Conservation Reserves
Priority Areas for Surveys and Conservation Protection
Stewardship and Management Recommendations
References
Updated on
2022-01-01 00:09:43
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