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Classification of Natural Communities

Terrestrial

The individual descriptions are below:

List of Terrestrial Communities
Acidic Rocky Summit/Rock Outcrop	Mixed Oak Forest
Acidic Rock Cliff Community	Northern Hardwoods-Hemlock-White Pine Forest
Acidic Talus Forest/Woodland	Oak-Hemlock-White Pine Forest
Black Oak Scarlet Oak Forest/Woodland	Oak-Tulip Tree Forest (2011)
Calcareous Forest Seep Community	Oak-Hickory Forest
Calcareous Rocky Summit/Rock Outcrop	Open Oak Forest/Woodland (2011)
Calcareous Rock Cliff Community	Pitch Pine-Oak Forest/Woodland
Calcareous Talus Forest/Woodland	Pitch-Pine Scrub Oak Community
Circumneutral Rocky Summit/Rock Outcrop Community	Red-Oak Sugar Maple Transition Forest
Circumneutral Rock Cliff Community	Rich, Mesic Forest Community
Circumneutral Talus Forest/Woodland	Ridgetop Chestnut Oak
Coastal Forest/Woodland	Ridgetop Pitch Pine Scrub Oak
Cultural Grassland	Riverside Rock Outcrop Community
Dry, Rich Acidic Oak Forest	Sandplain Grassland
Dry Riverside Bluff	Sandplain Heathland
Forest Seep Community	Sassafras-Hackberry Maritime Cove Forest (2011)
Hemlock Ravine Community	Scrub Oak Shrubland
Hickory-Hop Hornbeam Forest/Woodland	Serpentine Outcrop Community
High Elevation Spruce-Fir Forest/Woodland	Spruce Fir Northern Hardwoods Forest
Maritime Beach Strand Community	Successional Northern Hardwoods
Maritime Dune Community	Successional White Pine Forest
Maritime Erosional Cliff Community	Sugar Maple-Oak-Hickory Forest (2011)
Maritime Juniper Woodland/Shrubland	White Pine-Oak Forest
Maritime Oak-Holly Forest/Woodland	Yellow Oak Dry Calcareous Forest
Maritime Pitch Pine On Dunes
Maritime Rock Cliff Community
Maritime Shrubland Community

Updated: August 3, 2011