SHNP514
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	SHNP514
Author Observation Code	SHNP514
Original Data Location	Virginia Natural Heritage Program, Richmond
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Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	NOT IMPLEMENTED: public embargo
Latitude	38.6733 º
Longitude	-78.3109555555556 º
Author Location	Pass Mountain
State or Province	Virginia
Country	United States
Named Places	area|country|territory: United States continent: North America region|state|province: Virginia county: Rappahannock quadrangle: Thornton Gap
Layout Fields:
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	677 m
Slope Aspect	90 º
Slope Gradient	22 º
Topographic Position	Midslope
Homogeneity	homogeneous
Hydrologic Regime	Upland
Soil Moisture Regime	Mesic
Soil Drainage	excessively drained
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	15 %
Soil Taxon Source	USDA county soil survey
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	31-May-2001 ± exact
Date Accuracy	exact
Project	Shenandoah National Park
Cover Method	Virginia Heritage Cover Method
Stratum Method	VA-Heritage Strata
Stem Size Limit	1 cm
Taxon Observation Area	400 m²
Cover Dispersion	Entire
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	47.6113078594208 m²/ha
Tree Height	25 m
Tree Cover	50 %
Shrub Cover	10 %
Field Cover	30 %
Nonvascular Cover	40 %
Dominant Stratum	Tree
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	SOIL METHODS: Upper 10 cm (approximately) of mineral soil extracted for analysis. Cation concentrations determined by Mehlich III extraction method. Analysis performed at Brookside Laboratories, New Knoxville, Ohio.

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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ord Author Plant Name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, Common Name Original Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, USDA Code Stratum Cover Original Cover Code Basal Area Biomass Inference Area Stems: Stem Diameters (graphically): 1 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 2 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 3 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   tree 20m 17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   Liriodendron tulipifera L. Liriodendron tulipifera tuliptree Liriodendron tulipifera L. **   tree 20m 7.5 % 5       -none- 5 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   tree 10m 7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   Fraxinus americana L. Fraxinus americana white ash Fraxinus americana L. **   tree 10m 7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch Ostrya virginiana hophornbeam Ostrya virginiana (P. Mill.) K. Koch **   tree 6m 17.5 % 6       -none- 8 Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   Hamamelis virginiana L. Hamamelis virginiana American witchhazel Hamamelis virginiana L. **   tree 6m 7.5 % 5       -none- 9 Tilia americana L. Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   Tilia americana L. Tilia americana American basswood Tilia americana L. **   tree 6m 7.5 % 5       -none- 10 Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal **   Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal Asimina triloba pawpaw Asimina triloba (L.) Dunal **   tree 6m 3.5 % 4       -none- 11 Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume Lindera benzoin northern spicebush Lindera benzoin (L.) Blume **   shrub 7.5 % 5       -none- 12 Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   Ribes rotundifolium Michx. Ribes rotundifolium Appalachian gooseberry Ribes rotundifolium Michx. **   shrub 3.5 % 4       -none- 13 Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus Rubus odoratus var. odoratus purpleflowering raspberry Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus Rubus odoratus var. odoratus purpleflowering raspberry Rubus odoratus L. var. odoratus **   shrub 1.5 % 3       -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia (L.) Planch. **   woody seedlings 1.5 % 3       -none- 15 Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch Carya cordiformis bitternut hickory Carya cordiformis (Wangenh.) K. Koch **   woody seedlings 0.55 % 2       -none- 16 Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   Quercus rubra L. Quercus rubra northern red oak Quercus rubra L. **   woody seedlings 0.05 % 1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover shrub 0.5 m 6 m 17.5 % tree 20m 20 m 35 m 37.5 % tree 10m 10 m 20 m 17.5 % tree 6m 6 m 10 m 17.5 % woody seedlings 0 m 0.5 m 1.5 % Herb 0 m   30 % tree 35m 35 m
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