a_species page (shortleaf pine

shortleaf pine (Pinus echinata) Family: Pinaceae
Guild: pioneer, dry-site intolerant
Functional Lifeform: large evergreen conifer
Silvics Manual: Click here for shortleaf pine
(Main Silvics Page: http://www.na.fs.fed.us/spfo/pubs/silvics_manual/table_of_contents.htm)

Life History Attributes & Disturbance Response

Ecological Attributes & Status of Species

Distribution Maps/Tables for shortleaf pine:

Distribution Maps for shortleaf pine: (Outputs will appear in new window)

Current-FIA

GISS

GFDL

Hadley

UKMO

CCC

Summary (All-5)

5-GCM Average

Distribution Tables for shortleaf pine: (Outputs will appear in new window)

IV Change Average IV IV*Area Area Change Total Area(%) N-S Shift Potential Winners/Losers

Ecological Attributes and Status of shortleaf pine:
(Output appears in Output Area: below)

Ecological Attributes Soil Elevation Climate

Output Area:

Pinus echinata Shortleaf Pine Pinaceae

FIA distributions (727 counties) quartiles: min 1st mean median 3rd max rank

Diameter, cm (7959 plots) 0.3 16.6 23.8 23.9 30.6 85.9 47

Growth Rate, cm2/yr (6163 plots) 0.0 8.9 16.3 14.2 21.5 312.9 41

Annual Temperature, �C 8.5 13.5 15.3 15.5 17.4 20.6 21

January Temperature, �C -4.5 1.4 4.2 4.5 6.8 11.1 19

Precipitation, mm 870 1130 1260 1240 1380 1930 20

Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month 33.1 66.1 72.9 74.0 80.1 107.0 19

Maximum Elevation, m 9 152 379 231 469 1980 58

Slope, percent 0.6 4.9 11.9 9.7 15.1 51.0 20

pH 2.1 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.8 7.0 71

Permeability, cm/hr 0.3 1.2 2.1 1.6 2.5 9.2 43

Organic Matter, percent 0.8 1.3 1.9 1.6 2.0 46.2 78

Clay, percent 4.1 20.6 24.6 24.6 28.8 43.9 26

Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm 3.7 6.1 7.1 6.9 7.8 12.0 59

Maps of Current FIA's IV, Predicted-Current IV (acc. to RTA Model) & Geographic Predictors

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (GISS GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (GFDL GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (Hadley GCM),the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (UKMO GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Maps of Predicted-Current IV, Predicted IV (CCC GCM), the Difference with Current & Potential Shifts (acc. to RTA Model)

Predicted IVs of Current & 5 GCM models for quick comparison

IV Change for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Average IV for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Area Weighted IV % change for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Area Change for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Percent of Total Area for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

N-S Shift for all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Sorted table of % Change of IV*Area averaged across all 5 Climate Change Scenarios

Statistical-range table of ecological attributes for some key variables

Chart of optimum IV range for pH and permeablility

Chart of optimum IV range for max. elevation and soil slope

Chart of optimum IV range for avg. annual temperature and annual precipitation

Average IV of all 5 GCMs.

FIA distributions (727 counties) quartiles:	min	1st	mean	median	3rd	max	rank
Diameter, cm (7959 plots)	0.3	16.6	23.8	23.9	30.6	85.9	47
Growth Rate, cm2/yr (6163 plots)	0.0	8.9	16.3	14.2	21.5	312.9	41
Annual Temperature, �C	8.5	13.5	15.3	15.5	17.4	20.6	21
January Temperature, �C	-4.5	1.4	4.2	4.5	6.8	11.1	19
Precipitation, mm	870	1130	1260	1240	1380	1930	20
Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month	33.1	66.1	72.9	74.0	80.1	107.0	19
Maximum Elevation, m	9	152	379	231	469	1980	58
Slope, percent	0.6	4.9	11.9	9.7	15.1	51.0	20
pH	2.1	3.7	4.3	4.4	4.8	7.0	71
Permeability, cm/hr	0.3	1.2	2.1	1.6	2.5	9.2	43
Organic Matter, percent	0.8	1.3	1.9	1.6	2.0	46.2	78
Clay, percent	4.1	20.6	24.6	24.6	28.8	43.9	26
Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm	3.7	6.1	7.1	6.9	7.8	12.0	59