a_species page (eastern cottonwood - (Populus deltoides))

eastern cottonwood (Populus deltoides) Family: Salicaceae
Guild: pioneer, moist-site intolerant
Functional Lifeform: large deciduous tree
Silvics Manual: Click here for eastern cottonwood
(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 cottonwood:

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

Current-FIA

GISS

GFDL

Hadley

UKMO

CCC

Summary (All-5)

5-GCM Average

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

Ecological Attributes Soil Elevation Climate

Output Area:

Populus deltoides Eastern Cottonwood Salicaceae

FIA distributions (555 counties) quartiles: min 1st mean median 3rd max rank

Diameter, cm (1372 plots) 0.3 33.0 53.5 49.9 69.2 160.3 1

Growth Rate, cm2/yr (360 plots) 4.9 29.5 67.5 54.1 83.8 400.4 1

Annual Temperature, �C 2.4 7.9 9.6 9.7 11.6 14.8 65

January Temperature, �C -17.6 -7.6 -5.7 -5.1 -3.0 1.8 69

Precipitation, mm 417 754 861 879 977 1330 73

Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month 27.2 51.3 63.9 61.7 71.3 130.0 55

Maximum Elevation, m 61 275 387 356 450 1530 21

Slope, percent 0.0 3.5 6.8 5.2 7.7 49.1 69

pH 3.0 5.3 5.9 6.0 6.6 7.9 2

Permeability, cm/hr 0.2 0.9 2.3 1.5 2.6 12.7 60

Organic Matter, percent 1.2 2.3 4.0 3.0 4.6 19.7 16

Clay, percent 3.5 19.6 24.0 25.1 29.1 47.3 17

Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm 3.7 7.7 9.0 9.3 10.3 12.6 2

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 (555 counties) quartiles:	min	1st	mean	median	3rd	max	rank
Diameter, cm (1372 plots)	0.3	33.0	53.5	49.9	69.2	160.3	1
Growth Rate, cm2/yr (360 plots)	4.9	29.5	67.5	54.1	83.8	400.4	1
Annual Temperature, �C	2.4	7.9	9.6	9.7	11.6	14.8	65
January Temperature, �C	-17.6	-7.6	-5.7	-5.1	-3.0	1.8	69
Precipitation, mm	417	754	861	879	977	1330	73
Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month	27.2	51.3	63.9	61.7	71.3	130.0	55
Maximum Elevation, m	61	275	387	356	450	1530	21
Slope, percent	0.0	3.5	6.8	5.2	7.7	49.1	69
pH	3.0	5.3	5.9	6.0	6.6	7.9	2
Permeability, cm/hr	0.2	0.9	2.3	1.5	2.6	12.7	60
Organic Matter, percent	1.2	2.3	4.0	3.0	4.6	19.7	16
Clay, percent	3.5	19.6	24.0	25.1	29.1	47.3	17
Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm	3.7	7.7	9.0	9.3	10.3	12.6	2