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overcup oak (Quercus lyrata)

Model Reliability: Medium



Current Forest Inventory and Analysis under Current Conditions
Current Forest Inventory and Analysis under Current Conditions
(DISTRIB-II + SHIFT)
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Importance Value
GCM SCENARIO % Area Occ Ave IV Sum IV Future/Current IV
Actual2.45.94160N/A
RFimp33.228140.68
CCSM456.42.445571.62
CCSM8512.42.177112.74
GFDL458.92.256832.02
GFDL8516.22.1101283.6
HAD4513.12.286023.06
HAD8517.82.2113914.05
GCM4513.91.562812.23
GCM8519.71.797443.46

Regional Summary Tree Tables

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 Interpretation Guide


Overcup oak is a narrowly distributed (2.3% of area), sparse, low IV and common species in the south central portion of the US; primarily though, in the lower Mississippi River basin. Its medium reliable model suggests an increase in habitat (though still classed as 'No change' because of <10% area) under both scenarios, including up the eastern seaboard. However, the SHIFT model largely limits those northern locations from being naturally colonized within 100 years, though some northward expansion has possibility. It, however, has a low adaptability rating, yielding an overall rating of poor. Still, SHIFT models it to be an adquate infill species.



Family:  Fagaceae

Guild:  persistent, large-seeded, advance growth dependent

Functional Lifeform:  medium sized deciduous tree

3.2 -0.51
-0.95 Model Reliability Medium

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

 Primary Positive Traits

 Primary Negative Traits

Fire topkill Insect pests Drought


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