Plot located amidst an urban setting on the WVU campus. There are myriad paths, trails and mowed areas in the immediate vicinity.;Small patch of silver maple floodplain forest on the Monongalia River. The canopy is primarily silver maple with mixed box elder and the occasional sycamore. The herb layer contains several exotics including ground ivy, garlic mustard, and microstygium vimneum. There are several older, fallen snags in the plot and a large canopy gap on the NW side created by one such fallen snag.
Representativeness
Plot chosen to sample remnant patch of silver maple forest along the Monongalia River. Placed to exclude nearby mowed areas and maximize presence of large trees.