a_species page (laurel oak - (Quercus laurifolia))

laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia) Family: Fagaceae
Guild: persistent, large-seeded, advance growth
Functional Lifeform: medium-size semi-evergreen
Silvics Manual: Click here for laurel oak
(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 laurel oak:

Distribution Maps for laurel oak: (Outputs will appear in new window)

Current-FIA

GISS

GFDL

Hadley

UKMO

CCC

Summary (All-5)

5-GCM Average

Distribution Tables for laurel oak: (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 laurel oak:
(Output appears in Output Area: below)

Ecological Attributes Soil Elevation Climate

Output Area:

Quercus laurifolia Laurel Oak Fagaceae

FIA distributions (423 counties) quartiles: min 1st mean median 3rd max rank

Diameter, cm (4200 plots) 0.3 5.3 21.7 16.4 33.5 115.4 47

Growth Rate, cm2/yr (0 plots) --------------Information not available-----------------------------

Annual Temperature, �C 10.6 16.6 17.8 17.9 18.9 22.8 4

January Temperature, �C 2.6 6.3 8.2 8.0 9.7 17.1 4

Precipitation, mm 990 1200 1310 1290 1400 1630 9

Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month 42.9 71.7 75.7 77.1 81.3 106.0 6

Maximum Elevation, m 3 52 134 114 178 653 74

Slope, percent 0.5 1.6 4.5 2.9 7.1 23.3 74

pH 2.5 4.5 4.7 4.8 5.0 7.0 32

Permeability, cm/hr 0.2 1.6 3.9 3.5 5.2 11.0 11

Organic Matter, percent 0.8 1.3 3.4 1.8 3.9 34.5 65

Clay, percent 3.1 18.4 22.0 22.4 27.8 52.0 56

Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm 3.6 6.2 7.2 7.0 8.2 11.4 49

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 (423 counties) quartiles:	min	1st	mean	median	3rd	max	rank
Diameter, cm (4200 plots)	0.3	5.3	21.7	16.4	33.5	115.4	47
Growth Rate, cm2/yr (0 plots)	--------------Information not available-----------------------------
Annual Temperature, �C	10.6	16.6	17.8	17.9	18.9	22.8	4
January Temperature, �C	2.6	6.3	8.2	8.0	9.7	17.1	4
Precipitation, mm	990	1200	1310	1290	1400	1630	9
Potential Evapotranspiration, mm/month	42.9	71.7	75.7	77.1	81.3	106.0	6
Maximum Elevation, m	3	52	134	114	178	653	74
Slope, percent	0.5	1.6	4.5	2.9	7.1	23.3	74
pH	2.5	4.5	4.7	4.8	5.0	7.0	32
Permeability, cm/hr	0.2	1.6	3.9	3.5	5.2	11.0	11
Organic Matter, percent	0.8	1.3	3.4	1.8	3.9	34.5	65
Clay, percent	3.1	18.4	22.0	22.4	27.8	52.0	56
Water-Holding Capacity, cm/cm	3.6	6.2	7.2	7.0	8.2	11.4	49