Misc Communities of Wisconsin

This group captures those natural communities that have few, if any, common themes that would allow them to fall into one of the other broad natural community groupings. Many of the communities within this group contain highly specialized flora and fauna reflective of the unique environment that they are dependent upon. Seeps, ice, wave action, water level fluctuation and bedrock shaped these communities which support many rare, sometimes regionally endemic species. Included are the more common dry cliff and Great Lakes beach, the ecologically diverse forested ridge and swale, and the extremely rare, highly specialized algific talus slope. Several other often obscure, lesser known natural communities are also included within the Miscellaneous Group.

Content for this page was derived from the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan and/or the Wisconsin Wildlife Action Plan Database. Please see also Wisconsin's Biodiversity as a Management Issue for additional information.