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085-GLAD-0014
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:13782-{2E601E0A-7D34-477A-B50E-EFC470CDBA52}
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Plot ID Fields: 
Author Plot Code ? 085-GLAD-0014
Author Observation Code ? 085-GLAD-0014
Location Fields: MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status ? 100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude ? 37 º
Longitude ? -81 º
State or Province ? Virginia
Named Places
county: Grayson
region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields: 
DSG Polygon ? 5 x 20 m
Area ? 100
Permanence ? not permanent
Environment Fields: 
Elevation ? 758 m
Slope Aspect ? (n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient ? 0 º
Topographic Position ? basin/depression
Hydrologic Regime ? non-tidal - saturated
Soil Moisture Regime ? hygric
Soil Drainage ? poorly drained
Methods Fields: 
Observation Start Date ? 28-Jun-1990
Observation End Date ? 28-Jun-1990
Project ? Virginia Heritage
Cover Method ? Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method ? No Strata
Method Narrative ? Releve Virginia Division of Natural Heritage, see http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/natural_heritage/documents/nh_plotform_instructions.pdf
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? ? no
Plot Quality Fields: 
Plot Validation Level ? (2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: 
Field Height ? 1 m
Shrub Cover ? 50 %
Field Cover ? 90 %
Misc Fields: 
Observation Narrative ? Soils are kept moist due to seepage. Except for a narrow band of shrub thicket along the creek, most of the scrub vegetation in the plot will likely become forest are young trees mature. Plot situated along the north bank of the creek in wet shrub thicket.
Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label:
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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 Scirpus expansus Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   Scirpus expansus **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
2 Sanguisorba canadensis Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   Sanguisorba canadensis **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
4 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
5 Quercus coccinea Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   Quercus coccinea **   -all-  
17.5 %
6       -none-
6 Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   Physocarpus opulifolius var. opulifolius **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
7 Spiraea latifolia Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   Spiraea latifolia **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
8 Eupatorium sp. Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   Eupatorium sp. **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
9 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
10 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
11 Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   Lyonia ligustrina var. ligustrina **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
12 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   -all-  
7.5 %
5       -none-
13 Alnus serrulata Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   Alnus serrulata **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
14 Dichanthelium clandestinum Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   Dichanthelium clandestinum **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
15 Oenothera biennis complex Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   Oenothera biennis complex **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
16 Lonicera japonica Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   Lonicera japonica **   -all-  
3.5 %
4       -none-
17 Prunus virginiana var. virginiana Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   Prunus virginiana var. virginiana **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
18 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
19 Scirpus atrovirens Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   Scirpus atrovirens **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
20 Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   Onoclea sensibilis var. sensibilis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
21 Geum fragarioides Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   Geum fragarioides **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
22 Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   Eutrochium purpureum var. purpureum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
23 Prunella vulgaris Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   Prunella vulgaris **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
24 Carex atlantica Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   Carex atlantica **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
25 Carex gynandra Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   Carex gynandra **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
26 Rhododendron sp. Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   Rhododendron sp. **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
27 Symphyotrichum sp. nov. Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   Symphyotrichum sp. nov. **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
28 Juncus effusus Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   Juncus effusus **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
29 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
30 Aconitum reclinatum Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   Aconitum reclinatum **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
31 Zizia aurea Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   Zizia aurea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
32 Amelanchier arborea Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   Amelanchier arborea **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
33 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
34 Osmunda spectabilis Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   Osmunda spectabilis **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
35 Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa var. uliginosa **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
36 Carex lurida Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   Carex lurida **   -all-  
1.5 %
3       -none-
37 Packera paupercula var. paupercula Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   Packera paupercula var. paupercula **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
38 Schedonorus arundinaceus Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   Schedonorus arundinaceus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
39 Thalictrum pubescens Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   Thalictrum pubescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
40 Juncus subcaudatus Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
41 Helenium brevifolium Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   Helenium brevifolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
42 Potentilla canadensis / simplex Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   Potentilla canadensis / simplex **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
43 Carex debilis Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   Carex debilis **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
44 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
45 Cirsium muticum Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   Cirsium muticum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
46 Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
47 Carex intumescens var. intumescens Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   Carex intumescens var. intumescens **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
48 Eleocharis sp. Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   Eleocharis sp. **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
49 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
50 Achillea millefolium Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   Achillea millefolium **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
51 Glyceria striata var. striata Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   Glyceria striata var. striata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
52 Sabatia sp. Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   Sabatia sp. **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
53 Smilax herbacea Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   Smilax herbacea **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
54 Solidago rugosa Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   Solidago rugosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
55 Anthoxanthum odoratum Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   Anthoxanthum odoratum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
56 Viola cucullata Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   Viola cucullata **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
57 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
58 Carex scoparia var. scoparia Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   Carex scoparia var. scoparia **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
59 Lycopodioides apodum Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   Lycopodioides apodum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
60 Muhlenbergia mexicana Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   Muhlenbergia mexicana **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
61 Sisyrinchium sp. Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   Sisyrinchium sp. **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
62 Elymus riparius Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   Elymus riparius **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
63 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
64 Hypericum punctatum Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   Hypericum punctatum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
65 Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   Osmundastrum cinnamomeum var. cinnamomeum **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
66 Spiraea tomentosa Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   Spiraea tomentosa **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
67 Oxypolis rigidior Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   Oxypolis rigidior **   -all-  
0.505 %
2       -none-
68 Liparis loeselii Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   Liparis loeselii **   -all-  
0.05 %
1       -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
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Observation Contributors:
Party ?Role ?
Fleming, Gary Field assistant
Rawinski, Tom Author
Community Classification:
More Classification Start Date ? Community AssignmentsContributors
Details 28-Feb-2001
Community Concept ?Class Fit ?Class Confidence ?Community Authority Reference ?Typal ?
Alnus serrulata / Sanguisorba canadensis - Calamagrostis canadensis Seepage Shrubland 5 High   no
No Class Contributors.


Soil Observations:
Soil Horizon ?Soil Depth Top ?Soil Depth Bottom ?Soil Color ?Soil Organic ?Soil Texture ?Soil Sand ?Soil Silt ?Soil Clay ?Soil Coarse ?Soil PH ?Exchange Capacity ?Base Saturation ?Soil Description ?
unknown                   6.19999980926514      


Disturbance Data:
Disturbance Type ?Disturbance Intensity ?Disturbance Comment ?
unknown   Selective logging a few years ago. Nearby quarry has caused much sedimentation to stream about 150 m downstream (plot area not affected).


User Defined Values
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