095-NERI-0403
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:20424-{93B5D9C1-CAF3-46F9-B780-CD3785FA0CDE} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-NERI-0403
Author Observation Code	095-NERI-0403
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Fayette region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	1 (X) x 21 (Y)
Shape	Transect
Area	21 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	594 m
Slope Aspect	248 º
Slope Gradient	81 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Bedrock outcrop/cliff/bluff
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Rimrock and gorge slope cliffs in a deep gorge cut by a high energy river. Cliff tops often have narrow zones of conifer dominated forest. Below the cliffs are mostly deciduous forests. This area is one of the most popular climbing areas in West Virginia.;Sandstone cliff face above a deep gorge cut by the New River.
Representativeness	Plot data compiled from transects sampled by Pete Clark (WVU Geography MS student). Transects are 2 m wide and run down the cliff face and are subsampled by 2-5 1m2 quadrants. Species abundance for vascular plants was recorded in the field as # plants pe
Percent Bedrock	90 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0 %
Percent Litter	0 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	02-Aug-2010
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	21 m²
Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated?	no
Plot Quality Fields:
Plot Validation Level	(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
Floristic Quality	complete
Bryophyte Quality	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Xanthoparmelia conspersa - Lepraria lobificans - Umbilicaria mammulata nonvascular cliff vegetation

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
Change plant label: --Choose a value-- Author's plant name Original Interpretation, full Scientific Name Original Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Original Interpretation, USDA Code Original Interpretation, Common Name Current Interpretation, full Scientific Name Current Interpretation, Scientific Name without authors Current Interpretation, USDA Code Current Interpretation, Common Name
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Short Shrub 1.66666662693024 %         -none- 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Short Shrub 0.952380955219269 %         -none- 3 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Short Shrub 0.119047619402409 %         -none- 4 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Short Shrub 0.0476190485060215 %         -none- 5 Juncus secundus Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Juncus secundus **   Herbaceous 0.095238097012043 %         -none- 6 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.095238097012043 %         -none- 7 Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Dichanthelium acuminatum ssp. fasciculatum **   Herbaceous 0.095238097012043 %         -none- 8 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.0714285746216774 %         -none- 9 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.0476190485060215 %         -none- 10 Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Dichanthelium dichotomum ssp. dichotomum **   Herbaceous 0.0238095242530108 %         -none- 11 Xanthoparmelia conspersa Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Xanthoparmelia conspersa **   Nonvascular 17.25 %         -none- 12 Lepraria finkii Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Lepraria finkii **   Nonvascular 9.5 %         -none- 13 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 8.625 %         -none- 14 Aspicilia cinerea Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Aspicilia cinerea **   Nonvascular 7.75 %         -none- 15 Lasallia papulosa Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Lasallia papulosa **   Nonvascular 4.375 %         -none- 16 Cladonia Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Cladonia **   Nonvascular 1.125 %         -none- 17 Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans **   Nonvascular 1.125 %         -none- 18 Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Calypogeia fissa ssp. neogaea **   Nonvascular 1.125 %         -none- 19 Dicranella heteromalla Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Nonvascular 0.875 %         -none- 20 Porpidia albocaerulescens Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Porpidia albocaerulescens **   Nonvascular 0.875 %         -none- 21 Dimelaena Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Dimelaena **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 22 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.25 %         -none- 23 Physcia subtilis Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Physcia subtilis **   Nonvascular 0.25 %         -none- 24 Chryosthrix susquehannensis Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Chryosthrix susquehannensis **   Nonvascular 0.25 %         -none- 25 Cephaloziella divaricata Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Cephaloziella divaricata **   Nonvascular 0.25 %         -none- 26 Schistidium apocarpum Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Schistidium apocarpum **   Nonvascular 0.25 %         -none- 27 Campylopus tallulensis Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Campylopus tallulensis **   Nonvascular 0.25 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous     1 % Short Shrub     5 % Nonvascular     50 %
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