if

Coefficient of Coefficient of
Conservation | Taxon Conservation | Taxon

Flatiron Lake Bog

Sarracenia purpurea

Silica Sand Quarry Bog }

|

Triadenum virginicum

Scirpus cyperinus

Toxicodendron vernix

Vaccinium
angustifolium

Triadenum virginicum

Vaccinium
corymbosum

Vaccinium macrocarpon

Vaccinium
macrocarpon

Vaccinium corymbosum

Viburnum dentatum var.
lucidum

Woodweardia virginica

R = 146;N = 31;1 = 26.22 |



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Expressed mathematically,

where
I = floristic quality assessment index
R = sum of valuation coefficients for all plants recorded in the area
N = number of different native species recorded

According to Wilhelm and Ladd (1988), “by treating diversity as the square
root of N, increasing extremes of diversity are dampened to allow lower-
diversity, specialized and often small areas of very high mean quality to rate
favorably in relation to larger, often more diverse areas with lower overall
mean qualities.”

Table 1 provides an example of a floristic quality assessment index for two
Ohio peatlands. In addition to the presence of a Sphagnum-dominated mat,
these two areas have in common that no alien taxa were recorded from within
either study area. Flatiron Lake Bog contains 11 state-listed rare plants,
whereas Silica Sand Quarry Bog contains 4. Flatiron Lake Bog (Andreas and
Bryan 1990) is a low diversity, high quality natural area. The floristic quality
assessment index value for Flatiron Lake Bog is I = 37.53. The second area,
Silica Sand Quarry Bog, has developed on the floor of a sandstone quarry
within the past 80 years (Andreas and Host 1983). The floristic quality
assessment index value for Silica Sand Quarry Bog is I = 26.22. The differ-
ence in the floristic index values between the undisturbed Flatiron Lake Bog
and the disturbed Silica Sand Quarry Bog are probably a result of human
disturbance and is reflected in the numerical values between the two sites.

The range of floristic index values can vary depending upon the quality of
the species composition occurring in an area. For example, Wilhelm and
Ladd (1988) reported values for woodlands ranging from as low as 10 to as
high as 80 (or more). When they compared three sites within the Chicago
tegion, each about 1 acre! in size, the index value for an old field was I =
8.4, for a degraded prairie, I = 28, and for a high quality prairie, I = 50.

Assigned values for a particular species can differ between physiographic
regions. For example, when Wilhelm and Ladd’s species list for the old field
(I = 8.4) was subjected to the coefficient of conservatism values presented in
this study, the result is 1 = 10.2 (Table 2). The major difference in the val-
ues for the two areas is the coefficient of conservatism for Aster drummondii.

! To convert acres to square meters, multiply by 4,046.873.

Chapter 3 Application of Coefficient of Conservatism to Floristic Quality Assessment System


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Corps of Engineers Research Report Summary, August 1995

Wetlands Vegetation

N

Floristic Index for Establishing Assessment Standards: A Case Study for

Northern Ohio (TR WRP-DE-8)

ISSUE:

The assemblage of plant species can indicate
various responses to environmental gradients
and disturbances. Information is needed about
the occurrence of species within natural and
disturbed plant communities for establishing
reference standards for use in the hydrogeomor-
phic approach used for evaluating wetland con-
ditions and natural places.

RESEARCH:

A floristic checklist was compiled for 31 coun-
ties in northern Ohio. Rankings of 1 to 10 were
assigned to native taxa based on their degree of
fidelity to a range of synecological parameters.
Plants found in a variety of plant communities,
including disturbed sites, were assigned rank-
ings of 1 to 3. Rankings of 4 to 6 were applied
to taxa that typically are associated with a spe-
cific plant comunity, but tolerate moderate dis-
turbance to that community. Rankings of 7 to 8
were applied to those taxa associated with a
plant community in an advanced successional
stage that has undergone minor disturbance.
Those plants with high degrees of fidelity to a
narrow range of synecological parameters were
assigned a value of 9 to 10.

SUMMARY:

The floristic quality index for 2,063 plant
species in northern Ohio provides a tool to
assess the quality of naturalness or presence
of conservative species. It allows for an ob-
jective numerical comparison of two or more
unrelated community types and reflects nu-
merically the impact of human disturbance by
taking into account the presence of alien taxa.
The ability to evaluate floristically and assign a
repeatable quantitative value has use in assess-
ing wetland restoration projects and in design-
ing and monitoring mitigation creations.

AVAILABILITY OF REPORT:

This report is available on Interlibrary Loan
Service from the U.S. Army Engineer Water- -
ways Experiment Station (WES) Library, 3909 -
Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-
6199, telephone (601) 634-2355.

To purchase a copy, call the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650.
For help in identifying a title for sale, call (703)
487-4780.

NTIS report numbers may also be requested
from the WES librarians.

Mr. Robert W. Lichvar is now at Cold Regions Research and Engineering

Laboratory (CRREL), phone: 603-646-4657.

(April 2001)
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Contents

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1—Introduction 2... 6... eee 1
2—Methods .. 6... et eee 4
3—Application of Coefficient of Conservation to Floristic
Quality Assessment System .... 0.0... 0.0.00 eee eee eee 6

4—Conclusions 6.0... eee ee eee eee 9
References 2.0.0.0... eee ee ents 10 —
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Table 2

Index Values for Plants in an Old Field in Chicago Region Using
|| Coefficient of Conservatism from Wilhelm and Ladd (1988) and
| Present Study

Taxon

Acalypha rhomboidea

Achillea millefolium

Agrostis alba (= A. gigantea)

Ambrosia artemisiifolia

ll Asclepias syriace

Aster pilosus

Aster drummondii

Barbarea vulgaris

Carex laxiflora

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum

Cichorium intybus

Cirsium arvense

Cirsium vulgare

Crataegus mollis

Danthonia spicata

Daucus carota

Festuca elatior

Fragaria virginiana

Geum canadense

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Lonicera maackii

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N = Number of different native species recorded.
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Wetlands Research Program Technical Report WRP-DE-8
. August 1995

Floristic Index for Establishing
Assessment Standards: A Case
Study for Northern Ohio

by Barbara K. Andreas

Cuyahoga Community College
Division of Natural Sciences
Cleveland,OH 44122

and

Department of Biological Sciences
Kent State University

Kent,OH 44242

Robert W. Lichvar

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Waterways Experiment Station
3909 Halis Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199

Final report
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC 20314-1000


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In an attempt to make more objective evaluations and assessments of open
land areas, Wilhelm (Swink and Wilhelm 1979) and Wilhelm and Ladd (1988)
devised an index of conservatism, a component of their Natural Area Assess-
ment. Their evaluation is based on the fundamental character of the native
flora of a region. A numerical quality rating, called the coefficient of conser-
vatism, is assigned to each plant. Each numerical value is an expression of
the taxon’s autecological value with respect to all other taxa in the flora. The
higher the numerical rating, the more conservative is the taxon. Species
conservatism reflects the ecological specializations that a plant displays to a
specific habitat or set of environmental conditions. The natural quality of an
area is reflected by its richness in conservative species.

The coefficient of conservatism is independent of frequency. A plant may
be widely distributed in Ohio, but occur in only a limited number of habitats.
Viburnum acerifolium, primarily found in rich mesic forests, is an example of
this situation. Conversely, a plant species may be somewhat uncommon, but
occur in various habitats throughout the study range. Habenaria flava var.
herbiola, which grows in wet woods, fens, weedy fields, and margins of
pools, is an example. Both species have a value of 6 (Appendix A).

Chapter 1 Introduction



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This report should be cited as follows:

Andreas, B. K., and Lichvar, R. W. (1995). “Floristic index for
establishing assessment standards: A case study for northem
Ohio,” Technical Report WRP-DE-8, U.S. Army Engineer
Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS.

The contents of this report are not to be used for advertising, publication,
or promotional purposes. Citation of trade names does not constitute an
official endorsement or approval of the use of such commercial products.

vii


vi

Preface

The work described in this report was authorized by Headquarters,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE), as part of the Wetlands Evalua-
tion Task Area of the Wetlands Research Program (WRP). The work was
performed under Work Unit 32755, for which Mr. Dan Smith was the Tech-
nical Manager. Mr. Sam Collinson (CECW-OR) was the WRP Technical
Monitor for this work.

Mr. Dave Mathis (CERD-C) was the WRP Coordinator at the Directorate
of Research and Development, HQUSACE; Dr. William L. Klesch
(CECW-PO) served as the WRP Technical Monitor’s Representative;

Dr. Russell F. Theriot, Environmental Laboratory (EL), U.S. Army Engineer
Waterways Experiment Station (WES), was the Wetlands Program Manager.
Mr. Ellis J. Clairain, Jr., EL, WES, was the Task Area Manager.

The work was performed at Cuyahoga Community College and Kent State
University, OH, by Dr. Barbara K. Andreas and at WES by Mr. Robert W.
Lichvar, Wetlands Branch (WB), Ecological Research Division (ERD), EL.
The preparation of the report was under the direct supervision of Mr. E. Carl
Brown, Chief, WB; Dr. Conrad J. Kirby, Chief, ERD; and Dr. John W.
Keeley, Director, EL.

Grateful appreciation is extended to Mr. Aaron R. Andreas, Mr. Gary R.
Bryan, Ms. Kim D. Herman, and Mr. Jeffrey D. Knoop for their assistance in
the preparation of the manuscript. Special thanks are extended to Dr. Gerould
Wilhelm for giving much advice and leadership in the development of this
project.

At the time of publication of this report, Director of WES was
Dr. Robert W. Whalin. Commander was COL Bruce K. Howard, EN.


Floristic Quality Assessment for Two Peatlands in Portage
jeune. Ohio

Coefficient of

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Aronia melanocarpa

Amelanchier arborea

Betula alleghaniensis

Andropogon virginicus

Bidens coronata

Aronia melanocarpa

Calla palustris

Bartonia virginica

Carex atlantica var. capillacea

Betula populifolia

Carex canescens

Carex canescens

Carex trisperma

Carex lacustris

Cephalenthus occidentalis

Danthonia spicata

Chamaedaphne calyculata

Drosera rotundifolia

Decodon verticillatus

Gaylussacia baccata

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Juncus canadensis

Dulichium arundinaceum

Juncus effusus

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Leersia oryzoides

Glyceria striata

Lycopodium clavatum

Hex verticillata

Lycopodium inundatum

Juncus effusus

Lycopodium
tristachyum

Larix laricina

Nyssa sylvatica

Leersia oryzoides

Populus grandidentata

Lycopus virginicus

Populus tremuloides

Nemopanthus mucronatus

Prunus pensylvanica

Nyssa sylvatica

Quercus palustris

Osmunda cinnamomea

Scirpus cyperinus

Polygonum arifolium

Spiraea tomentosa

Rhynchospora alba

Note:

Rubus hispidus var. obovalis

R = Sum of valuation coefficients for all plants recorded in the area.
N = Number of different native species recorded.

| = Floristic quality assessment index.



by focusing on large tracts of contiguous forest types. Forsyth (1970) corre-
lated Gordon’s vegetation types to edaphic factors such as the availability of
moisture, parent geologic material, topography, and direction of slope.
Forsyth found that the distribution of these vegetation types, or plant commu-
nities, is predictable on the basis of climate, geology, and topography.

Through time, native taxa adapted to a specific set of biotic and abiotic
factors of natural disturbance such as the local extremes of drought, inunda-
tion, fires, storms, and faunal interactions (Wilhelm and Ladd 1988; Hobbs
and Huenneke 1992). Because of periodic natural disturbances, a vegetation
seldom maintains a constant species composition for more than a few centuries
(Noss 1985).

The arrival of European settlers had a profound and permanent effect on
the native landscape by changing its physical character (clearing, plowing, and
draining) and by the introduction, both deliberate and unwittingly, of alien
taxa, creating what Pielou (1979) has called “man-made disjunctions.” The
terms “alien,” “non-native,” and “exotic” are used to refer to taxa believed to
have been introduced into the flora either with or after the arrival of European
settlers. A “native” taxon is one that has maintained historical integrity and
ecological processes since some time prior to European settlement (Maser
1990).

The native plant communities observed by the early surveyors and
explorers now include a large number of non-native (alien) taxa. Cooperrider
(1982) estimated that approximately one-third of the Ohio flora is composed
of these alien (mostly Eurasian) species. By contrast, the Hawaiian Islands
(one-sixth the size of Ohio) may have as many as 4,600 species of exotic
plants, which is about three times the number of native plant species (Soule
1990). The flood of exotic species, along with anthropogenic disturbances,
has tended to make more uniform natural landscapes by providing an opportu-
nity for alien taxa to replace native plant species. With the abundance of alien
taxa, natural places (natural areas) with intact native floras are becoming
rarer.

The surviving undisturbed natural areas dominated by native flora, or those
containing remnants of rare plant communities, are often sought out as special
places or significant natural areas. To date, there is no adequate way to pro-
vide meaningful comparisons of the flora of the different types of plant com-
munities found in these natural places. However, field biologists frequently
are asked to evaluate their quality. Herrick (1974), with the help of numerous
individuals, compiled preliminary data on 580 Ohio natural areas. In the
early 1980s, the Ohio Chapter of The Nature Conservancy, with the help of
regional experts, organized a list (scorecard) of the 100 best natural areas
remaining in Ohio. Assessing the ecological value of these areas was done
visually with the only criterion often being the presence of rare or unusual
plant species.

Chapter 1 Introduction


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Contents

Preface 2... 1 ete teens vi
1—Introduction 2... 6... eee 1
2—Methods .. 6... et eee 4
3—Application of Coefficient of Conservation to Floristic
Quality Assessment System .... 0.0... 0.0.00 eee eee eee 6

4—Conclusions 6.0... eee ee eee eee 9
References 2.0.0.0... eee ee ents 10 —
Tables 1-2
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Quality Assessment for Northern Ohio .................000. Al

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Floristic Index for Establishing Assessment Standards:
A Case Study for Northern Ohio

by Barbara K. Andreas, Robert W. Lichvar

August 1995 — Final Report 7

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of natural areas, often creating extensive monocultures (for example, Phrag-
mites australis). A ranking of 0 also was assigned to those native taxa that are
typically part of a ruderal community (for example, Ambrosia artemisiifolia).

Rankings of 1 to 10 were assigned to native taxa based on their degree of
fidelity to a range of synecological parameters. Plants found in a variety of
plant communities, including disturbed sites, were assigned rankings of 1 to 3.
Rankings of 4 to 6 were applied to taxa that typically are associated with a
specific plant community, but tolerate moderate disturbance to that community.
Rankings of 7 to 8 were applied to those taxa associated with a plant commu-
nity in an advanced successional stage that has undergone minor disturbance.
Those plants with high degrees of fidelity to a narrow range of synecological
parameters were assigned a value of 9 to 10.

All alien (non-native) taxa were assigned the value of 0. These plants are
preceded with an asterisk (*) in the “Comments” column on the checklist, and
their scientific name is printed in bold type.

Plants listed as “threatened,” “endangered,” or “extirpated” in the Ohio rare
plant list (Division of Natural Areas and Preserves 1992) are noted in the
“Comments” column on the checklist (Appendix A). While Ohio’s rare plant
list is updated every 2 years and the status of a taxon may change with the
discovery of new sites, the majority of the “rare” taxa are inherently a rare part
of the Ohio flora and generally have coefficient of conservatism rankings of
7-10.

Some taxa on the checklist are preceded by a double asterisk (**) in the
“Comments” column. These plants fall into the following conditions: (a) taxa
considered to be native in another region of Ohio, but adventive or naturalized
within the study area (Aralia spinosa, Campsis radicans, Cercis canadensis,
Gymnocladus dioica, Hydrangea arborescens, llex opaca, Napaea dioica,
Robinia pseudoacacia, Sagina decumbens, Thuja occidentalis), and (b) taxa
that include both native and non-native populations within the study area
(Physostegia virginiana, Pinus strobus, Prunella vulgaris). For the latter
group, the coefficient of conservatism ranking is based on native populations.

Rarely encountered interspecific hybrids, as included in Andreas (1989),

Cooperrider (1995), and Furlow (1991), were eliminated from the list. Taxa
rarely collected from landfills or gardens were deleted from the checklist.

Chapter 2 Methods



2 Methods

A floristic checklist was compiled for 31 Ohio counties (Appendix A).
Data for 20 counties (Ashland, Ashtabula, Columbiana, Cuyahoga, Geauga,
Holmes, Knox, Lake, Licking, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Morrow, Perry,
Portage, Richland, Stark, Summit, Trumbull, and Wayne) were taken from The
Vascular Flora of the Glaciated Allegheny Plateau (Andreas 1989). These
data were collected from extensive field collections by the author as well as
from surveys of major Ohio herbaria with specimens from the region (Cleve-
land Museum of Natural History, Kent State University, Oberlin College, The
Ohio State University, Ohio University, and the University of Akron).

Additional records were obtained for Erie, Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Huron,
Lucas, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Williams, and Wood counties by examining
county dot-distribution maps prepared by Braun (1967), Cooperrider (1995),
Fisher (1988), and Furlow (1991). Additional county records for three species,
Carex longii, Panicum spretum, and Utricularia geminiscapa, were obtained
from the Division of Natural Areas and Preserves, Ohio Department of Natural
Resources. In all, 2,063 species and 30 interspecific hybrids are included on
the checklist.

The arrangement of the checklist is alphabetical by genus and species; the
family name for each taxon is given in the right column. Nomenclature and
circumscription follow Gleason and Cronquist (1991). Where a name differs
from the one used by Andreas (1989), the latter is given in synonymy. The
native status of taxa was determined from Fernald (1950), Braun (1967),
Cooperrider (1995), Furlow (1991), and Gleason and Cronquist (1991).

Following Wilhelm and Ladd (1988), each taxon included in the checklist
was assigned a numerical value. The assignment of these values by the
authors was based on (a) the senior author’s extensive field experience (over
25 years) with the flora of Ohio, (b) descriptions of habitat preferences in local
and regional manuals, (c) a survey of information on herbarium labels, and
(d) published abstracts of state-listed taxa (McCance and Bums 1984). The
values assigned become less valid when applied beyond the study area.

Native species were given numerical ranks, or coefficients of conservatism,
between 0 and 10. The ranking of 0 was given to those native taxa that,
primarily as a result of human disturbance, have become opportunistic invaders

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1. Introduction

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is developing a procedure for assess-
ing wetland functions using functional indices (Smith 1995). This procedure
compares wetlands using functional indices calibrated to regional reference
wetlands. Reference standards are conditions exhibited by a group of refer-
ence wetlands that correspond to the highest level of functioning (highest
sustainable capacity) across the suite of functions of a regional wetland sub-
class. The quality of species occurrences at regional reference wetlands can
be used to assist in the calibration of the vegetation components of functional
indices.

The purpose of this report was to adapt the existing Wilhelm method
(Swink and Wilhelm 1979, 1994) for evaluating the reference standard for
species occurrences at reference wetlands and other vegetated habitats as a
method to evaluate natural places by providing a floristic quality assessment
index. This report contains a floristic checklist that is applicable to 31 coun-
ties in northern Ohio. The quality index ratings presented here are intended
to both assist regional efforts to establish reference standards for species
occurrence in wetlands and evaluate natural places in this region.

The modern native flora of northern Ohio is composed of a mixture of taxa
that became established after the melting of the last Wisconsinan ice advance,
about 16,000 BP (Goldthwait 1959). The native flora of this part of glaciated
Ohio resulted from (a) the northward migration of species that survived south
of the glacial moraine (Delcourt and Delcourt 1981), (b) the establishment in
suitable habitats of northern plants that had migrated southward into Ohio in
front of the glacial advance, (c) the eastward extension of prairie plants and
plants more typical of drier areas that occurred during the Xerothermic Period
8,000 - 5,000 years BP (Benninghoff 1964), and (d) the westward migration
of coastal species via eastward drainage channels that formed in the
St. Lawrence lowlands as the ice front retreated (Andreas 1989).

At the time of the arrival of the European settlers, it is estimated that about
96 percent of Ohio was forested (Gordon 1966; Cooperrider 1982). The
remaining 4 percent of the land surface was open areas of freshwater marshes,
peatlands, prairies, and barrens (Sears 1926; Transeau 1935, Gordon 1966,
1969). Through historical accounts written by early land surveyors, Gordon
(1969) was able to reconstruct the original (presettlement) vegetation of Ohio

Chapter 1 Introduction


Wilhelm and Ladd’ —_| Present Study Values
Values for Northern Ohio

|| Phieum pratense

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Floristic Index for Establishing Assessment
Standards: A Case Study for Northern Ohio

6. AUTHOR(S)
Barbara K. Andreas, Robert W. Lichvar

7, PERFORMING ORGANIZATION NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES) 8. PERFORMING [ORGANIZATION
Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, OH 44122; ‘Feennical port
Kent State University, Kent, OH 44242; WRP-DE-8

U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station
3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199

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The Floristic Quality Assessment System was developed as a tool to provide a numerical value (Floristic Quality
Assessment Index) for a natural area evaluation based on plant species present. The index allows for objective
numerical comparison of two unrelated plant community types.

A numerical rating, called the coefficient of conservation was assigned to 2,063 species of plants and 30 inter-
specific hybrids (Appendix A). Appendix A contains a checklist of the vascular flora of 31 Ohio counties, including
those counties present within the Buffalo District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

Native species were assigned coefficient of conservatism values of 0 to 10. The rank of 0 was assigned to
native taxa that are opportunistic invaders of natural areas and those that are typically part of ruderal communities.
Rankings of 9 to 10 were used for those taxa that exhibit relatively high degrees of fidelity to a narrow Tange of
synecological parameters. All alien (nonnative) taxa were assigned a value of 0.

The Floristic Quality Assessment Index (1) can be determined for any natural area from the tabulation of the
coefficient of conservatism values. A higher index value expresses a natural area containing mostly native species,
whereas a lower index value reflects human disturbance by taking into account the presence of alien (nonnative)
taxa.

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Corps of Engineers Research Report Summary, August 1995

Wetlands Vegetation

N

Floristic Index for Establishing Assessment Standards: A Case Study for

Northern Ohio (TR WRP-DE-8)

ISSUE:

The assemblage of plant species can indicate
various responses to environmental gradients
and disturbances. Information is needed about
the occurrence of species within natural and
disturbed plant communities for establishing
reference standards for use in the hydrogeomor-
phic approach used for evaluating wetland con-
ditions and natural places.

RESEARCH:

A floristic checklist was compiled for 31 coun-
ties in northern Ohio. Rankings of 1 to 10 were
assigned to native taxa based on their degree of
fidelity to a range of synecological parameters.
Plants found in a variety of plant communities,
including disturbed sites, were assigned rank-
ings of 1 to 3. Rankings of 4 to 6 were applied
to taxa that typically are associated with a spe-
cific plant comunity, but tolerate moderate dis-
turbance to that community. Rankings of 7 to 8
were applied to those taxa associated with a
plant community in an advanced successional
stage that has undergone minor disturbance.
Those plants with high degrees of fidelity to a
narrow range of synecological parameters were
assigned a value of 9 to 10.

SUMMARY:

The floristic quality index for 2,063 plant
species in northern Ohio provides a tool to
assess the quality of naturalness or presence
of conservative species. It allows for an ob-
jective numerical comparison of two or more
unrelated community types and reflects nu-
merically the impact of human disturbance by
taking into account the presence of alien taxa.
The ability to evaluate floristically and assign a
repeatable quantitative value has use in assess-
ing wetland restoration projects and in design-
ing and monitoring mitigation creations.

AVAILABILITY OF REPORT:

This report is available on Interlibrary Loan
Service from the U.S. Army Engineer Water- -
ways Experiment Station (WES) Library, 3909 -
Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-
6199, telephone (601) 634-2355.

To purchase a copy, call the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) at (703) 487-4650.
For help in identifying a title for sale, call (703)
487-4780.

NTIS report numbers may also be requested
from the WES librarians.

Mr. Robert W. Lichvar is now at Cold Regions Research and Engineering

Laboratory (CRREL), phone: 603-646-4657.

(April 2001)
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(‘8 epyosuoD) winndyqure
snqeypEonIaA

Boe

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eytAydosseur

Beards

essaidwioo

suedax

waandind

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sisexy

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oeulsar

winpipues

suaosaqnd “sea snjoaayeo
wnoytared “sea snjoso[eo
gineoe

sniyjoyinuay

snsosins

(snxayjut ‘D) snsouenbs
Hzyuyamyos
(suaosoujsnuudy “D pue Huew[aBue “2 “[out) smeI0po
Huowygnoy

susosoaryy

snijuewseq
Byuyemosoq
Bjuyemosaq
eisdureyosoq:
eisdureyosoq:
enpewsuusd
wunturydieg:
wnurydjeq
wnyuyydpq
woposeq
snoneq
eimed
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wunipaddé,

mMNNneocLamamaanoovonmyrnQoron

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avadovsod
avaovsou
aVaOVSOU
avaovsod
avaovsou
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AVaOVUELSV
avVaOVINLad
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aVvaeoVRIVANS
avgovava
AVAOVNYOD
AVFOVNYOD
AVAOVNYOOD,
AVAOVNUOD
AVAOVNYOD
SVSOVNYOD
AVaOVNAOD
AVFOVNYOD
AVAOVIGOdONSHD
AVAOVIGOdONSHD
AVAOVUELSV
AVSOVUELSV
AVeOVaELSV
AVAOVUELSV
AVSOVGIHOYO
aVaDVdIHOUO
AVEOVCIHOYO
SVaOVINONONVa
AVaOVUELSV
AVEOVUELSV
AVaOV TINA TOANOD

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Wyyed-stua
‘BaUtI09
(etoytpumios *D) edresosAsyo
uospuopodyes
wprouresq
‘Bpsk3d0o
snyeuuydyq
‘eynw0.
eueopoue
suartsodwes
vmnaey

Bye
(esaytuojoIs “D) Baoes
esosn
PsOWaIe!
epuoy
Hpuowwmup
sisuopeued
wnwouwe
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‘umyjoyydosshy
suadin
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ep
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Bros
eUNISSTSOUrEL
sisuapeueo
ssuaare

corer unncoooncoonnaruarvornansooQorilm:

xe eM

*

Meee

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avaovsou
AVEOVOrIVS
AVEOVOITVS
aVEOVOIIVS
AVAOVOITVS
AVAOVOITVS
AVEOVOITVS
AVaOVOIIvs
HVAOVOITVS
AVFOVOIIvS
AVEOVIECSLNOd
SVFOVINA TdSV
AVAOVIGOdATOd
AVAOVUELSV
aVeOVaELSV
AVIJOVNODATOd
AVAOVNODATOd
SVEOVNOOATOd
AVEOVNODATOd
AVFOVNOOATOd
AVEOVNODATOd
FVFDVNODATOd
SVEOVNODATOd
HVEOVNODAIOd
AVFDVNODATOd
AVAOVNODATOd
AVAOVNODATOd
AVAOVNODATOd
AVAOVNODATOd
AVFOVNODATOd
AVFIVNODATOd
AVFOVNODATOd
AVFDVNODATOd

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smejndys
Ippefx
suaosoued x
soprojnman
ead
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Byeuapipuels
soploiep
Bsoyrures[eq
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sisuapeues
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WINIEISHD “JeA SuapuLdS
wnenises
snysnqos
twnyeound
Byreojsuad
winojueayAsued
ayequapio
wmnyosnpedey
soprosadidospAy
sodidorpAy
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snynajoauca
‘pours

¥harea

snupuesayog
snijuesayiod
snyndog
snndog
sngndog
snqndog
snindog
snndog
snindog
snyndog
snndog
Buapaquod
winyonsjog
uinypodhjog
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‘eyuurdyog
umnuo3hjod
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winuosfjog
umuoshjog
umuosijog
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umuosfjog
umuo3{jog
winuoséjog
umuo3fjog
winuo3fjog
umuosAjog
umuosAjog
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wmnuosjog

SaocorannanSnowomanunsrnor sn onnnwonoowen

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This plant is relatively rare in Ohio and is listed as endangered on Ohio’s rare
plant list (Division of Natural Areas and Preserves 1992). Therefore, the
coefficient of conservatism values presented here will probably vary for
another geographic region outside of northern Ohio.

Overall, Wilhelm and Ladd found that natural areas with ranking above 35
are significant from a regional perspective. Areas rating above 50 were
extremely rare. It should be noted that Wilhelm and Ladd assigned special
values (15 and 20) to those taxa considered threatened or endangered within
the Chicago region. As a result, their Natural Areas Index values for rare
communities would be higher than is possible under a strict 0-10 ranking
system.

The floristic quality assessment index can be used in establishing reference
standards for regional wetland subclass. The index can also provide a method
to measure the response of the vegetation community to mitigation from inva-
sion of non-native to native species. This measurement provides a numerical
method to rate the results from various mitigation methods from either
enhancement, restoration, or creation.

Chapter 3. Application of Coefficient of Conservatism to Floristic Quality Assessment System


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AVIOVTIAHdOUGAH
AVEOVTIAHdOUdAH
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aVaOVIdV
aVeOVINONANVa
AVAOVAONVAGAH
AVAOVIOIA
AVAOVEAVNNVD
aVAOVEYNNVO
aVEOVISID
SVeOVITIT
aVadOvOd

SVeOVOd

avaovod
AVEOVTIAHdOAUVO
aVAOVOd

aVaOVOd
SVeEOVAELSV
AVEOVUaLSY
SVaOVaSLSV
AVAOVUSLSV
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aVaOVaaLSV
AVEOVYALSV
AVAOVAELSV
AVAOVAALSV
AVaOVaELSV
AVaOVaALSV
AVAOVUELSV
AVIOVATVN
AVEOVATVN
AVOVATVN

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‘osuapeues
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suaosazoqie
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winsous

nen

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(umupuasoy “1) seprortesopd
Blpsoyd
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(@suapeueo “}) HuUpey
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winoepnuEIne
umu0py
somnayosour
SsyAae[

wnqAqdospéyy
wnyAydospAHy
winytAydospéy
‘opMoo0spéH
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snseupAH
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snyuegkyy
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snnumy
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ISOH
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20] 4OOs81H
wnpoRIaH
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wnpoRIaH
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wnpORIaH
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WINTOBIOTEL
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umpezany
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SnOStqtH
SNOSTqTH

aAwooocowvlSrvcsconwmrwmocoococlQonrSraoQowonr

eee

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avaoviand
aVaOvOd
AVAOVNIOV.IOAN
AVAOVNIDV.LOAN
AVAOVINV INHdONOS
AVEOVMV INHdOWS
avaovod
aVAOVNIOVUOE
AVEOVHINVANAN
SVEOVINVT
AVAFOVINVT
aVEOVINVIT
AVeOVINVT
AVEOVINVAT
AVEOVINVIT
AVEOVINVT
aVEOVINVI
SVAOVNAdSININ
AVEOVINVT
aVaOvava
aVsovava
aVaOVEva
aVaOVITIT
HVaOVRV INHdOYS
avaoOvevd
avaovavd
AVEOVITIT
AVIOVATOONO
SVEDVaALSV
aVAOVaALSV
AVAOVAELSV
AVeSOVINVIT
AVEOVA TVW
AVFOVA TV

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smeye
wnsnyya
‘BOIUISITA
weyosN
BSOUIIA x
Byloj;punjos x
wipadyd x
sypuas x
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oyyauoy
sisuaare
asuapeueo
syeupyyo
syeupyyo
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eq
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eugndny
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spadonpans
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BEY
SMUUBISTAL
SIGE
STUGETAL
snynuntyy
snnU
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BIUay
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BUUay
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STONE
STONE
STOHPIAL
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wnukdurepayy
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Bae

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[ *

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Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH.

Forsyth, J. L. (1970). “A geologist looks at the natural vegetation map of
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Furlow, J. J. (1991). “The vascular flora of Ohio. Volume 2, Part 1,
Dicotyledoneae: Sauraceae through Fabaceae,” Checklist and distribution
maps, Reprographic manuscript, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Gleason, H. A., and Cronquist, A. (1991). Manual of the vascular plants of
Northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. 2nd ed., New York
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Goldthwait, R. P. (1959). “Scenes in Ohio during the last Ice Age,” Ohio J.
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Gordon, R. B. (1966). Natural vegetation map of Ohio at the time of the
earliest land surveys. Ohio Biol. Surv., Columbus, OH.

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Herman, K. D., Penskar, M. R., Reznicek, A. A., Brodowicz, W. M.,
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of Engineers

Waterways Experiment
Station

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Andreas, Barbara K.

Floristic index for establishing assessment standards : a case study for northem Ohio
/by Barbara K. Andreas, Robert W. Lichvar ; prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

87 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. — (Technical report ; WRP-DE-8) (Wetlands Research Program

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Includes bibliographic references.

1, Wetland plants - Ohio — Indexes. 2. Exotic plants. 3. Plants — Indexes. 1. Lichvar,
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Wetlands Research Program technical report ; WRP-DE-8. VII. Series: Technical report
(U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station) ; WRP-DE-8.

TA7 W34 no.WRP-DE-8



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(effainsary *D) ereuejdwoo
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stunuui0o

esoydoreydeo

euETUT}OeS

euefare

suaosoues

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sugosouuniq

seprouloiq

(eisajour *D “Jput) JoKAauq
epurlq

qqeq

ame

(fomoy *D) eaoejtideo “rea vonuepe
vonuepe “sea eonuEpe
soposaye

‘eyuerXare

eyejore

sypenbe

epidiny “rea ejoqrydure
eursingye

suaosainjoqye

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(e1ooipre “D) suwotgye ‘sea sueotqye
wee

Appendix A Checklist of Vascular Plants

Oe

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AVAOVAELSV
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AVAOVNVIOS
AVAOVNVTOS
AVAOVNVIOS
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AVEOVOVIINS
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AVAOVOVIINS
AVEOVOVIINS
AVAOVOVTIINS
SVeOVITIT
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o8eprog
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o8eplos
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o8eptfos
oeplos
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o8epyos
o8epyos
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Appendix A

A Checklist of Vascular Plants for
the Floristic Quality Assessment
for Northern Ohio

Key: CofC = Coefficient of Conservatism
* and bold = Alien Taxon .
** = Native to another region of Ohio, or includes both
native and nonnative populations
X = Extirpated!
E= Endangered!
T = Threatened!

1 Division of Natural Areas and Preserves 1992, References cited in this appendix are listed at
the end of the main text.

Appendix A Checklist of Vascular Plants - Al


Wetlands Research Program Technical Report WRP-DE-8
. August 1995

Floristic Index for Establishing
Assessment Standards: A Case
Study for Northern Ohio

by Barbara K. Andreas

Cuyahoga Community College
Division of Natural Sciences
Cleveland,OH 44122

and

Department of Biological Sciences
Kent State University

Kent,OH 44242

Robert W. Lichvar

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Waterways Experiment Station
3909 Halis Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199

Final report
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Prepared for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Washington, DC 20314-1000


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AVaOVIASINO’
AVAOVIASINOS
aVaOvIaSINO
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pay

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sisuapeues

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(snouruita “y) snsowaoes
snaotund

soproyjueuard

smjeoed

toyduud “sea snsopid
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snusajed

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3 Application of Coefficient of
Conservatism to Floristic
Quality Assessment System

Following Swink and Wilhelm (1979) and Wilhelm and Ladd (1988), the
coefficients of conservatism can be used to arrive at a numerical value called
the Floristic Quality Assessment Index (I). This numerical value provides a
floristic based assessment of the natural area related to the degree of artificial
disturbance indicated by the presence of non-native or opportunistic native
taxa. The floristic quality assessment indices from different types of vegeta-
tion can be objectively compared. The index value does not imply that one
type of vegetation is “better” than another; it simply provides a way of mea-
suring the degree of naturalness of the species found there. The floristic
quality assessment index is also useful in comparing how vegetation changes
over time, either from natural succession or from management. In this situa-
tion, a repeatable vegetation sampling method would be used in conjunction
with the floristic quality assessment index.

The application of this method requires field sampling by an experienced
field biologist able to discern the subtle differences in the floristic elements.
Following Wilhelm and Ladd (1988), the floristic quality assessment is con-
structed in the following manner:

a. Compile a list of the plants growing in the area to be assessed, inde-
pendent of community types.

b. Assign coefficients of conservatism to each plant listed (Appendix A).

c. Determine the mean coefficient value by adding the coefficients of
native plants recorded from the area, and dividing the sum by the total
number of native plants.

d. Multiply the mean coefficient by the square root of the total number of
native species.

e. The product obtained is the floristic quality assessment index (1).

Chapter 3 Application of Coefficient of Conservatism to Floristic Quality Assessment System


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4 Conclusions

The floristic quality assessment index (index of conservatism) for northern
Ohio was developed as a tool to assess the nativeness of an area based on the
presence of conservative species. The floristic quality assessment index
allows for an objective numerical comparison of two or more unrelated com-
munity types for the occurrence of higher quality assemblages of species,
impacts by human disturbance reflected in the presence of alien species, or the
capability to assist with calibration of the vegetation component of wetland
functional indices. ‘It allows for an objective numerical comparison of two
unrelated community types and reflects numerically the impact of human
disturbance by taking into account the presence of alien taxa.

Numerical values included in this report become less valid outside of the
study area for several reasons. These include changes in species distribution
patterns, abundance, and changes in habitat. Values for coefficient of conser-
vatism are available for other areas outside of northern Ohio, including the
state of Michigan (Herman et al. 1993) and northern Illinois (Swink and
Wilhelm 1979, 1994). Michigan (Herman et al. 1993) has compiled for pub-
lication a Floristic Quality Assessment Index applicable to the entire state.

The floristic quality assessment index does provide a repeatable method for
monitoring changes in species composition over time, evaluating wetland
functions, natural area acquisition, selection of land management techniques,
assessing the success of restoration efforts, designing and monitoring mitiga-
tion, and in evaluating wetlands. The results of land management, whether it
be for mitigation or for restoration, require monitoring and evaluation. This
report presents the background, the coefficient of conservatism values, and the
steps to follow in order to establish a numerical rating for the floristic quality
of plant communities in northern Ohio.

Chapter 4 Conclusions