APPENDIX II. Cross-Reference Table

New York Bight, New York, New Jersey, TNC, and NWI Natural Community Classification

System Subsystem Subsystem Name Used in NYB List NYB Rank G Rank NY Community NY Rank NJ Community NJ Rank TNC NWI
Marine Subtidal   Marine Subtidal Aquatic Bed BW3 G5 Marine Eelgrass Meadow S3 Marine Subtidal Aquatic Bed SU Estuarine Zostera marina Hydromorphic Forb Vegetation M1AB3
Marine Intertidal   Marine Intertidal Mudflats BW3 G5 Marine Intertidal Mudflats S4       M2UB3
Marine Intertidal   Marine Rocky Intertidal BW1 G5 Marine Rocky Intertidal S1S2       M2RS1
Marine Intertidal   Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach BW5 G5 Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach S5 Marine Intertidal Gravel/Sand Beach Community SU Estuarine Scarcely Vegetated Sands M2US1
                       
Estuarine Subtidal Brackish Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed BW3 G4 Brackish Subtidal Aquatic Bed S2S3 Mesohaline/Oligohaline (Brackish) Subtidal Aquatic Bed and Polyhaline Subtidal Aquatic Bed SU Estuarine Hydromorphic Forb Vegetation E1 AB,UB
Estuarine Subtidal Freshwater Freshwater Subtidal Aquatic Bed BW2 G4 Freshwater Subtidal Aquatic Bed S3 Freshwater Tidal Marsh Complex (in part) S3?   R1AB3
Estuarine Intertidal Salt/ Polyhaline Low Salt Marsh BW5 G4 Low Salt Marsh S3S4 Salt Marsh Complex (in part)   Estuarine Spartina alterniflora Tall Graminoid Vegetation E2EM
Estuarine Intertidal Salt/ Polyhaline High Salt Marsh BW5 G4 High Salt Marsh S3S4 Salt Marsh Complex (in part)   Estuarine Spartina Short Graminoid Vegetation E2EM
Estuarine Intertidal Salt/ Polyhaline Salt Panne BW4 G4 Salt Panne S3S4 Salt Marsh Complex (in part) S5 Salicornia - Spartina alterniflora community E2EM
Estuarine Intertidal Salt/ Polyhaline Coastal Salt Pond BW2 G4 Coastal Salt Pond S1S2       E1, E2
Estuarine Intertidal Brackish Brackish Intertidal Shore BW2 G3G4 Brackish Intertidal Shore S1S2     Estuarine Scarcely Vegetated Muds  
Estuarine Intertidal Brackish Brackish Intertidal Mudflats BW2 G3G4 Brackish Intertidal Mudflats S1S2 Brackish Tidal Marsh Complex (in part) S3? Estuarine Scarcely Vegetated Muds E2AB3
Estuarine Intertidal Brackish Brackish Tidal Marsh BW3 G4 Brackish Tidal Marsh S2S3 Brackish Tidal Marsh Complex (in part) S3? Estuarine Typha angustifolia Tall Graminoid Vegetation E2EM
Estuarine Intertidal Freshwater Freshwater Intertidal Shore BW3 G3G4 Freshwater Intertidal Shore S2S3     Palustrine Emergent Forb Vegetation R1EM
Estuarine Intertidal Freshwater Freshwater Intertidal Mudflats BW2 G3G4 Freshwater Intertidal Mudflats S2 Freshwater Tidal Marsh Complex (in part) S3? Palustrine Emergent Forb Vegetation/Palustrine Intertidal Sparsely Vegetated Areas R1AB
Estuarine Intertidal Freshwater Freshwater Tidal Marsh BW2 G3G4 Freshwater Tidal Marsh S2 Freshwater Tidal Marsh Complex (in part) S3? Palustrine Zizania aquatica Graminoid Vegetation R1EM
Estuarine Intertidal Freshwater Freshwater Tidal Swamp BW2 G2G3 Freshwater Tidal Swamp S2 Freshwater Tidal Swamp S1S2? Palustrine Fraxinus pennsylvanica Woodlands PFO1/ PSS1
                       
Lacustrine     Coastal Plain Pond BW2 G3G4 Coastal Plain Pond S2       L2AB4/ PAB4
                       
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Coastal Plain Pond Shore BW2 G3G4 Coastal Plain Pond Shore S2     Palustrine Carex walteriana - Panicum Graminoid Vegetation/Palustrine Rhexia virginica - Gratiola aurea Forb vegetation PEM2
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime Interdunal Swales BW2 G3G4 Maritime Interdunal Swales S2     Palustrine Medium-Tall Graminoid Vegetation PEM/ PSS
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Pine Barrens Shrub Swamp BW4 G5 Pine Barrens Shrub Swamp S3 Pine Barrens Shrub Swamp S5 Palustrine Vaccinium corymbosum Shrub Thickets PSS1,3
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Coastal Plain Vernal Pond BW3 G3? Pine Barrens Vernal Pond S2 Coastal Plain Intermittent Pond S2S3 Palustrine Dulichium arundinaceum Graminoid Vegetation PEM/ PSS
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Pine Barrens Savanna BW2 G2     Pine Barrens Savanna S2S3 Cladium mariscoides-Danthonia sericea-Lophiola americana Herbaceous Vegetation PEM2
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Pitch Pine Lowland Forest BW2 G3     Pitch Pine Lowland Forest S3 Palustrine Pinus rigida woodlands PFO4
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Cape May Lowland Swamp BW1 G1     Cape May Lowland Swamp S1? Acer rubrum-Liquidambar styraciflua-Populus heterophylla Forest PFO1/ PFO3
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp BW3 G3G4 Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp S1 Coastal Plain Atlantic White Cedar Swamp S4? Palustrine Chamaecyparis thyoides Forests PFO4
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp BW1 G2G3 Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp S1 Inland Atlantic White Cedar Swamp S1 Palustrine Chamaecyparis thyoides - Rhododendrom maximum Forests PFO4
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Floodplain Forest BW2 G4 Floodplain Forest S2S3 Floodplain Forest S3? Palustrine Platanus occidentalis - Acer negundo Forests PFO1
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp BW5 G5 Red Maple-Hardwood Swamp S4S5 Inland Red Maple Swamp S5 Palustrine Acer Rubrum Forests PFO1
Palustrine Mineral Soil Wetlands Forested Hemlock-Hardwood Swamp BW2 G4G5 Hemlock-Hardwood Swamp S4 Hardwood-Conifer Swamp S2S3 Palustrine cold-deciduous forest with boreal needle-leaved evergreen trees PFO1/ PFO4
Palustrine Peatlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Dwarf Shrub Bog BW2 G4 Dwarf Shrub Bog S3 Glacial Bog/Perched Bog S1 Palustrine Chamaedaphne calyculata Dwarf Shrub Thickets PSS3/ PEM
Palustrine Peatlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Poor Fen BW2 G4 Coastal Plain Poor Fen/Inland Poor Fen S3     Palustrine Carex exilis - Carex lasiocarpa Graminoid Vegetation PEM/ PSS
Palustrine Peatlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Rich Sloping Fen BW1 G2 Rich Sloping Fen S1S2 Calcareous Fen S1 Pentaphylloides floribunda-Myrica pensylvanica/Deschampsia cespitosa Sparse Shrubland PEM/ PSS
Palustrine Peatlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Rich Graminoid Fen BW1 G3 Rich Gramonoid Fen S1S2 Calcareous Fen S1 Palustrine Carex flava Forb Vegetation PEM
Palustrine Peatlands Open to Sparsely Vegetated Rich Shrub Fen BW1 G2 Rich Shrub Fen S1S2 Calcareous Fen S1 Pentaphylloides floribunda-Myrica pensylvanica-Betula pumila Sparse Shrubland PSS1
Palustrine Peatlands Forested Black Spruce Bog BW1 G4G5 Black Spruce-Tamarack Bog S3 Black Spruce Swamp S1 Palustrine Picea mariana Forests PFO4/ PFO2
Palustrine Peatlands Forested Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp BW1 G3G4 Red Maple-Tamarack Peat Swamp S2S3     Palustrine Acer rubrum woodlands PFO1/ PFO2
Palustrine Peatlands Forested Pitch Pine-Blueberry Peat Swamp BW1 G3? Pitch Pine-Blueberry Peat Swamp S1     Palustrine Pinus rigida woodlands PFO4/ PSS1
                       
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Maritime Heathland BW1 G3 Maritime Heathland S1     Terrestrial Hudsonia tomentosa - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Dwarf Shrub Thickets  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Maritime Grassland BW1 G2 Maritime Grassland S1     Myrica pensylvanica/Schizacyrium scoparium-Danthonia spicata Sparse Shrubland  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Maritime Shrubland BW3 G4 Maritime Shrubland S4     Terrestrial Myrica pensylvanica - Prunus maritima Shrub Thickets  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Maritime Dunes BW3 G4 Maritime Dunes S3     Terrestrial Ammophila breviligulata Graminoid Vegetation/Terrestrial Hudsonia tomentosa - Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Dwarf Shrub Thickets  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Coastal Dune Shrubland BW3 G4 Maritime Shrubland S4 Coastal Dune Shrubland S2? Terrestrial Myrica pensylvanica - Prunus maritima Shrub Thickets  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Coastal Dune Woodland BW1 G2 Maritime Red Cedar Forest S1 Coastal Dune Woodland (in part) S1 Pinus rigida/Hudsonia tomentosa Sparse Woodland  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Maritime/ Coastal Hempstead Plains Grassland BW1 G1 Hempstead Plains Grassland S1     Andropogon gerardi - Sorghastrum nutans -Hypoxis hirsuta - Baptisa tinctoria Herbaceous Vegetation  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Inland Rocky Summit Grassland BW2 G3G4 Rocky Summit Grassland S2S3     Terrestrial Schizachyrium scoparium Medium-Tall Graminoid Vegetation  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Inland Traprock Glade BW1 G2 Rocky Summit Grassland (in part) S2S3 Traprock Glade/Rock Outcrop Community S1? Juniperus virginiana/Danthonia spicata-Poa compressa Sparse Woodland  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Inland Cliff Community BW2 G5 Cliff Community S4?     Terrestrial Chamophytic Vegetation  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Inland Calcareous Cliff Community BW1 G4 Calcareous Cliff Community S3S4     Terrestrial Thuja occidentalis Woodlands/Pellaea community  
Terrestrial Open to Sparsely Vegetated Inland Limestone Glade BW1 G2 Red Cedar Rocky Summit S3 Limestone Glade S1 Juniperus virginiana -Ostrya virginiana/Bouteloua curtipendula Sparse Woodland  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Serpentine Barrens BW1 G2 Serpentine Barrens S1     Terrestrial Schizachyrium scoparium Medium-Tall Graminoid Vegetation  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Dwarf Pine Plains BW1 G1G2 Dwarf Pine Plains S1     Pinus rigida-Quercus ilicifolia/Arctostaphylos uva-ursi  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Pine Plains BW1 G1     Pine Plains S1 Pinus rigida-Quercus marilandica/Corema conradii Shrubland  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Pitch Pine Scrub Oak Barrens BW1 G2 Pitch Pine Scrub Oak Barrens S1     Pinus rigida/Quercus ilicifolia/Lespedeza capitata Woodland  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit BW2 G4 Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Rocky Summit S3S4     Terrestrial Mixed Quercus - Pinus rigida Woodlands  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Dwarf Pine Ridges BW1 G1 Dwarf Pine Ridges S1     Pinus rigida/Gaylussacia baccata Shrubland  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Ice Cave Talus Community BW1 G3? Ice Cave Talus Community S1S2     Terrestrial Picea mariana (Picea rubens) Woodlands  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Barrens Spruce-Fir Rocky Summit BW1 G4 Spruce-Fir Rocky Summit S3S4     Terrestrial Picea mariana (Picea rubens) Woodlands  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Woodlands Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland BW2 G3G4 Pitch Pine-Oak-Heath Woodland S2S3     Terrestrial Mixed Quercus - Pinus rigida Woodlands  
Terrestrial Barrens and Woodlands Woodlands Limestone Woodland BW1 G3G4 Limestone Woodland S2S3     Terrestrial Cold-Deciduous Woodland  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Maritime/ Coastal Maritime Oak-Holly Forest BW1 G2 Maritime Oak-Holly Forest S1 Coastal Dune Woodland (in part) S1 Prunus serotina-Sassafras albidum-Amelanchier canadensis/Smilax rotundifolia Forest  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Maritime/ Coastal Maritime Beech Forest BW1 G1 Maritime Beech Forest S1     Fagus grandifolia/Smilax rotundifolia Forest  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Maritime/ Coastal Successional Maritime Forest BW3 G4     Successional Maritime Forest S3S4 Terrestrial Carya - Fraxinus - Quercus Forests  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Inland Appalachian Oak-Hickory Forest BW2 G4G5 Appalachian Oak-Hickory Forest S4     Terrestrial Carya - Fraxinus - Quercus Forests  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Inland Chestnut Oak Forest BW4 G3G4 Chestnut Oak Forest S4 Chestnut Oak Forest S4 Terrestrial Quercus - Ericaceae Forests  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Inland Applachian Oak Pine Forest BW2 G4G5 Applachian Oak-Pine Forest S4     Terrestrial Quercus - Pinus Forests  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Inland Pitch Pine-Oak Forest BW4 G4G5 Pitch Pine-Oak Forest S4 Dry Pine-Oak Forest S4 Terrestrial Quercus-Pinus Forests  
Terrestrial Close Canopy/ Forested Inland Mountain Fir Forest BW1 G3G4 Mountain Fir Forest S2S3     Terrestrial Picea rubens - Abies balsamea Forests  
                       
Subterra- nean Natural Caves Aquatic Aquatic Cave Community BW1 G4? Aquatic Cave Community S3S4 Cave Aquatic Community S2    
Subterra-nean Natural Caves Terrestrial Terrestrial Cave Community BW2 G4? Terrestrial Cave Community S3S4 Cave Terrestrial Community S3    
                       
Animal Fish   Anadromous Fish Concentration Area BW3   Anadromous Fish Concentration Area S3        
Animal Fish   Warm Water Fish Concentration Area BW3   Warm Water Fish Concentration Area S4        
Animal Fish   Cold Water Fish Concentration Area BW3   Cold Water Fish Concentration Area S?        
Animal Birds   Bald Eagle Wintering Site BW2 G?     Bald Eagle Wintering Site S?    
Animal Birds   Coastal Heron Rookery BW3 GU Western Hemisphere Rookery   Coastal Heron Rookery S3?    
Animal Birds   Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site BW3 G?     Migratory Shorebird Concentration Site S?    
Animal Birds   Waterbird Nesting Colony BW3   Gull Nesting Colony or Tern Nesting Colony S?        
Animal Birds   Raptor Concentration Area BW2   Raptor Concentration Area S?        
Animal Birds   Waterfowl Concentration Area BW4   Waterfowl Concentration Area S3S4        
Animal Mammals   Bat Hibernaculum BW2 G? Bat Hibernaculum S? Bat Hibernaculum S?    
                       
Notes                      
NYB List Names in Bold Italic are used in the list of Species of Special Emphasis and in narratives in this report                      
NWI is classification used by National Wetlands Inventory from: Cowardin, L.M., V. Carter, F.C. Golet, and E.T. LaRoe. 1979.                      
Classification of wetlands and deepwater habitats of the United States. U.S. Fish Wildlife Service Biological Service Program FWS-OBS 79/31. 103 pp. ; see NWI maps for definitions                      
TNC is Physiognomic group or subgroup from The Nature Conservancy Eastern Regional Community Classification:                      
Sneddon, L. and K. Metzler. 1992. Eastern regional community classification, organizational hierarchy,and cross-reference to state heritage community. The Nature Conservancy Eastern Heritage Task Force, Boston, MA.                      
TNC communities that are ranked G1 or G2 are shown in italics; names of these communities from National TNC Survey:                      
Grossman, D.H., K.L. Goodin, and C.L. Reuss. 1994. Rare plant communities of the conterminous United States: an initial survey. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA.                      

Definitions of Rare Natural Communities

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