085-GWNF-0302
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:14149-{E93EB397-84F6-44B0-A7A1-08F56A801321} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-GWNF-0302
Author Observation Code	085-GWNF-0302
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Highland region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	11.28 m radius
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1121 m
Slope Aspect	310 º
Slope Gradient	14 º
Topographic Position	middle slope
Hydrologic Regime	terrestrial (upland)
Soil Moisture Regime	mesic
Soil Drainage	well drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Jun-1994
Observation End Date	10-Jun-1994
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:
Tree Cover	90 %
Shrub Cover	15 %
Field Cover	90 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	This plot documents a young, even-age stand of black birch (Betula lenta) which followed clearing of clearcutting and probably fire. Huge carpets of the northern clubmosses Lycopodium annotinum and L. obscurum var. dendroideum cover the forest floor, reflecting the cold climatic conditions and the nutrient poor status of soils on this NW facing slope. An even age understory/shrub layer of red spruce (Picea rubens) speaks to the probable future replacement of birch by spruce as the stand matures. Measured trees in plot (dbh in cm.): Betula lenta (22,22,21), Populus grandifolia (23), Tsuga canadensis (34), Acer rubrum (24).

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 Betula lenta var. lenta Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   Betula lenta var. lenta **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 2 Spinulum annotinum Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   Spinulum annotinum **   -all-   62.5 % 8       -none- 3 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Dendrolycopodium dendroideum Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   Dendrolycopodium dendroideum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 6 Populus grandidentata Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   Populus grandidentata **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 7 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 8 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   -all-   1.5 % 3       -none- 9 Betula alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 10 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 11 Magnolia acuminata Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   Magnolia acuminata **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 12 Lycopodium clavatum Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   Lycopodium clavatum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 13 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none- 14 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-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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