Plot stake is on edge of Quercus coccinea - Quercus falcata - Pinus taeda successional stand. Tag tree is a 35-cm Quercus falcata with tag #35 on it. Plot conduit is 5 m away from tag tree at a bearing of 30 degrees. Vegetation plot runs at a bearing of 150 degrees from plot stake.
Layout Fields:
Shape
Rectangular
Area
1000
m²
Permanence
not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation
314
m
Slope Aspect
135
º
Slope Gradient
2.5
º
Landform
ridge
Landscape Narrative
Environmental_Comments: Dry upland with old trash and other signs of nearby human influence. Trash in plot from days gone by, but community itself is less impacted; one oak tree size was 30 cm dbh.
Representativeness
Also successional pine stands nearby in same 1-ha area.