Matrix forest is oak-ericad but today's plots sampled smaller patch types along the ridge.;Rocky ridgeline with exfoliated boulders on dip slope. Saddle along ridge to N creates small area of north aspect with cooler microclimate. Community is a forest of slightly stunted, battered red oak with sweet birch in canopy and subcanopy. Shrub layer is mostly mesophytic, dominated by moosewwod, but staggly mountain laurel are present.
Representativeness
Small patches repeated in cooler postions off of ridgeline. Similar patches have less fern and heavy shade by moosewood.