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66 <br /> Nest 54 Biological Inventory Report Orange County,N.C. <br /> Table 1. Coverage of terrestrial communities in the PSA(continued) <br /> Community Dominant Species (Scientific Name[Common Coverage <br /> Name ac. <br /> Liriodendron tulipifera var. tulipifera (yellow <br /> Piedmont Headwater poplar) <br /> Stream Forest (Typic Carpinus caroliniana var. virginiana (inland 5.6 <br /> Subtype) American hornbeam) <br /> Lindera benzoin s icebush <br /> Pinus taeda (loblolly pine) <br /> Pine Forest Liquidambar styraciflua (sweetgum) 9.4 <br /> Chima hila maculata (spotted wintergreen) <br /> Total 19.9 <br /> Maintained/Disturbed <br /> The Maintained/Disturbed community type is comprised entirely of an old homestead area <br /> in the northwest portion of the PSA. This area possesses an open hardwood overstory with <br /> numerous European non-native species occurring underneath. <br /> Vascular plant species occurring within this community type include, but are not limited <br /> to, the following: <br /> • Native Flora <br /> o Andropogon virginicus var. virginicus (broomsedge bluestem) <br /> o Rubus pensilvanicus (eastern blackberry) <br /> o Smilax rotundifolia (common greenbrier) <br /> o Quercus alba (white oak) <br /> o Juglans nigra (black walnut) <br /> o Acer rubrum var. rubrum (eastern red maple) <br /> • Non-native Agricultural or Exotic Flora <br /> o Narcissus sp. (daffodil) <br /> o Lonicera japonica (Japanese honeysuckle) <br /> o Elaeagnus umbellata (autumn-olive) <br /> o Ligustrum sinense (Chinese privet) <br /> o Pyrus calleryana (Bradford pear) <br /> The high percentage of"edge"habitat and sunlight availability within this community type <br /> tend to promote increased abundance and recruitment of non-native exotic flora. It also <br /> yields higher floral and faunal species richness, as well as more diverse vertical and <br /> horizontal structural heterogeneity. As a result, this community type receives higher than <br /> average animal use, compared to the remaining closed-canopy natural community types <br /> within the PSA. Animal species that show increased use of this community type include, <br /> but are not limited to, the following: <br /> • Odocoileus virginianus (white-tailed deer) <br /> • Emberizidae (seed-eating species of songbirds [e.g., sparrows]) <br /> 2 April 2023 <br />