095-PEND-0024
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:21167-{2080D78E-2094-48C0-ADFC-321FFA5D1615}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
095-PEND-0024
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Author Observation Code |
095-PEND-0024
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
100 km radius (nearest degree)
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Latitude |
39
º
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Longitude |
-79
º
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State or Province |
West Virginia
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
DSG Polygon |
20 (X) x 20 (Y)
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Shape |
Square
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Area |
400
m²
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1317
m
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Slope Gradient |
0
º
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Topographic Position |
High level
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Landform |
Plateau
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Surficial Deposits |
sandstone
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Rock Type |
sandstone
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Landscape Narrative |
Isolated mountain top with stands of Pitch Pine, stands of Spruce, rock fields, cliffs, and Oak orchards. TNC preserve.;Very few deciduous trees in stand. One stressed White Pine. Multi - aged dry plateau with sterile soils derived from sandstone. Stand dominated by dwarfed Pinus rigida with a little Pinus pungens. Nearly impenetrable thicket of Kalmia latafolia. Very low herb diversity needles forming hummocks around tree bases indicate no fire for a long time. Sapling Pitch Pine in low shrub layer probably <10 yrs old. Five pine trees were cored ranging from 32-72 years. See plot sheet for details.
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Representativeness |
Represents dwarfed, homogenous, thick stand of Pitch Pine with less Table Mountain Pine with dense Kalmia shrub layer. This plot was also used in the layout for L. Howard's transect plots (= 1F1).
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Hydrologic Regime |
very dry
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
3
%
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Percent Wood |
2
%
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Percent Litter |
95
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
0
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
13-May-2008
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Project |
West Virginia NHP
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Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Taxon Observation Area |
400
m²
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
complete
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Bryophyte Quality |
partial
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Pinus rigida - Pinus pungens / Kalmia latifolia - Gaylussacia baccata woodland
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