085-SPOT-0008
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	085-SPOT-0008
Author Observation Code	085-SPOT-0008
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Location Accuracy	25 m
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-78 º
State or Province	Virginia
Named Places	county: Spotsylvania region|state|province: Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 x 25 m
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	79 m
Slope Aspect	(n/a, flat) º
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	basin/depression
Landform	sag pond/basin
Hydrologic Regime	non-tidal - seasonally flooded
Soil Moisture Regime	hygric
Soil Drainage	poorly drained
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	16-Jul-2012
Observation End Date	16-Jul-2012
Project	Virginia Heritage
Cover Method	Carolina Vegetation Survey
Stratum Method	No Strata
Stem Size Limit	2.5 cm
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
Stem Observation Area	400 m²
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
Tree Height	28 m
Shrub Height	2 m
Field Height	3 m
Tree Cover	70 %
Shrub Cover	40 %
Field Cover	7 %
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Plot is in the larger of two isolated upland depressions embedded in a matrix of oak/heath forest. The site is a broad, nearly level upland ridgetop. The sampled wetland is dominated by oaks (primarily Quercus phellos and Q. lyrata) 15-50 cm DBH. Areas of bare leaf littler and areas of Smilax / Vaccinium thickets form a mosaic; around the edges a few openings have a cover of Sphagnum. Water marks on trees are at ca. 40 cm above the soil surface in the deepest part of the plot. Quercus lyrata is very common and consists of various age classes, including some seeding regeneration in herb layer.

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 Quercus lyrata Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   Quercus lyrata **   -all-   37.5 % 7       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 22.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     3 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     2 stem(s) 32.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 53.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 17.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 27.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 37.5 cm ± 2.5 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 4 Vaccinium formosum Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   Vaccinium formosum **   -all-   17.5 % 6       -none- 5 Quercus phellos Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   Quercus phellos **   -all-   17.5 % 6       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 50.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Eubotrys racemosa Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   Eubotrys racemosa **   -all-   7.5 % 5       -none- 7 Liquidambar styraciflua Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   Liquidambar styraciflua **   -all-   7.5 % 5       DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 52.5 cm ± 0.5 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Vaccinium fuscatum Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   Vaccinium fuscatum **   -all-   3.5 % 4       -none- 9 Carex joorii Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   Carex joorii **   -all-   0.505 % 2       -none-
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