Norway Spruce Plantation - Ecological Community of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

NatureServe Unique Identifier: CEGL007167: Picea abies Plantation

Park Vegetation Plot Summary

Tree Canopy: Picea abies

Tree subcanopy: N/A

Tall Shrubs and Saplings: N/A

Short Shrubs and Saplings: N/A

Herb (field): N/A

Nonvascular: N/A

GLOBAL COMMUNITY CONCEPT

Forests dominated by the exotic species Picea abies.
- In the Southeast this occurs as experimental plantations.

PARK VEGETATION PLOT SUMMARY

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DISTRIBUTION

North America:

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Potential	Occurs

In the Park:

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CONSERVATION STATUS

Global Status:

Global Conservation Status Rank: GNA (cultural) (Last reviewed: 2000/08/08).
This community represents vegetation which has been planted in its current location by humans and/or is treated with annual tillage, a modified conservation tillage, or other intensive management or manipulation.
- It is not a conservation priority and does not receive a conservation rank.

Park Status:

Picking, digging, or otherwise damaging plants is prohibited in the Park. Collection is allowed only by special permit for research or educational purposes.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Field Work:

NatureServe

Supporting Institutions:

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Forest Association Described By:

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Web Page:

Charles Wilder.

Photographs:

NatureServe

Maps:

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REFERENCES

Allard, D. J. 1990. Southeastern United States ecological community classification. Interim report, Version 1.2. The Nature Conservancy, Southeast Regional Office, Chapel Hill, NC. 96 pp.

Southeastern Ecology Working Group of NatureServe. No date. International Ecological Classification Standard: International Vegetation Classification. Terrestrial Vegetation. NatureServe, Durham, NC.