Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?
no
Stem Observation Area
400
m²
Stem Sample Method
Full census
Plot Quality Fields:
Effort Level
Accurate
Plot Validation Level
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality
High
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Basal Area
29.0589079856873
m²/ha
Tree Height
13
m
Tree Cover
50
%
Shrub Cover
15
%
Field Cover
90
%
Nonvascular Cover
2
%
Dominant Stratum
Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative
The plot documents part of an extensive, open, graminoid-rich Quercus rubra "orchard" that covers most upper slopes and crests in the Sugarloaf-Hogback Mtn area. The clonal grass Calamagrostis porteri covers large patches here; Deschampsia flexuosa var.