a_species page (eastern redcedar - (Juniperus virginiana))

eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) Family: Cupressaceae
Guild: pioneer, dry-site intolerant
Functional Lifeform: small to medium-size evergreen
Silvics Manual: Click here for eastern redcedar
(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 eastern redcedar:

Distribution Maps for eastern redcedar: (Outputs will appear in new window)

Current-FIA

GISS

GFDL

Hadley

UKMO

CCC

Summary (All-5)

5-GCM Average

Distribution Tables for eastern redcedar: (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 eastern redcedar:
(Output appears in Output Area: below)

Ecological Attributes Soil Elevation Climate

Output Area:

Juniperus virginiana Eastern Redcedar Cupressaceae

FIA distributions (771 counties) quartiles: min 1st mean median 3rd max rank

Diameter, cm (4441 plots) 0.3 4.8 11.5 9.1 16.3 72.6 64

Growth Rate, cm2/yr (1157 plots) 0.2 6.4 12.6 9.6 15.3 126.9 61

Annual Temperature, �C 2.5 10.4 12.6 12.7 15.1 20.2 38

January Temperature, �C -15.5 -3.4 -0.6 -0.6 3.1 10.2 41

Precipitation, mm 518 966 1110 1130 1300 1570 39

Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month 17.9 59.5 68.3 67.5 77.8 130.0 30

Maximum Elevation, m 15 219 381 331 456 1980 36

Slope, percent 0.9 5.5 11.1 9.9 14.3 49.6 17

pH 2.4 4.0 4.7 4.6 5.3 7.5 47

Permeability, cm/hr 0.3 1.0 1.9 1.4 2.1 13.8 63

Organic Matter, percent 0.9 1.6 2.7 2.0 2.6 26.0 48

Clay, percent 2.4 20.0 23.9 24.9 28.7 40.9 20

Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm 3.6 6.1 7.7 7.6 9.2 13.7 35

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 (771 counties) quartiles:	min	1st	mean	median	3rd	max	rank
Diameter, cm (4441 plots)	0.3	4.8	11.5	9.1	16.3	72.6	64
Growth Rate, cm2/yr (1157 plots)	0.2	6.4	12.6	9.6	15.3	126.9	61
Annual Temperature, �C	2.5	10.4	12.6	12.7	15.1	20.2	38
January Temperature, �C	-15.5	-3.4	-0.6	-0.6	3.1	10.2	41
Precipitation, mm	518	966	1110	1130	1300	1570	39
Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month	17.9	59.5	68.3	67.5	77.8	130.0	30
Maximum Elevation, m	15	219	381	331	456	1980	36
Slope, percent	0.9	5.5	11.1	9.9	14.3	49.6	17
pH	2.4	4.0	4.7	4.6	5.3	7.5	47
Permeability, cm/hr	0.3	1.0	1.9	1.4	2.1	13.8	63
Organic Matter, percent	0.9	1.6	2.7	2.0	2.6	26.0	48
Clay, percent	2.4	20.0	23.9	24.9	28.7	40.9	20
Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm	3.6	6.1	7.7	7.6	9.2	13.7	35