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laurel oak (Quercus laurifolia)

Model Reliability: Medium



Current Forest Inventory and Analysis under Current Conditions
Current Forest Inventory and Analysis under Current Conditions
(DISTRIB-II + SHIFT)
HQCL Legend Help
Importance Value
GCM SCENARIO % Area Occ Ave IV Sum IV Future/Current IV
Actual8.36.716366N/A
RFimp11.34.4144820.88
CCSM4521.84.4281471.94
CCSM8527.44.2341122.36
GFDL4528.84.3362902.51
GFDL8534.14399682.76
HAD4519.44.3245131.69
HAD8521.43.9247911.71
GCM45293.5296502.05
GCM8535.13.2329572.28

Regional Summary Tree Tables

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 Interpretation Guide


Laurel oak is narrowly distributed (6.6% of area), dense with high IV, and common across the south-southeastern US, and our medium reliable model suggests an increase in habitat (though still classed as 'No change' because of <10% area) across that region and up the eastern seaboard. However, the SHIFT model largely limits those northern locations from being naturally colonized within 100 years, though a fairly large northward expansion has some possibility. It has medium adaptability, and it has a fair capability to cope with a changing climate. SHIFT does suggest it to be a good infil species.



Family:  Fagaceae

Guild: persistent, large-seeded, advance growthdependent

Functional Lifeform: medium-size semi-evergreentree

4.5 0.18
0.13 Model Reliability Medium

MODFACs
What traits will impact laurel oak's ability to adapt to climate change, and in what way?:

 Primary Positive Traits

Shade tolerance Temperature gradient

 Primary Negative Traits

Fire topkill


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