095-USFS-0024
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:21904-{E16F6E04-5219-416B-BD0A-92B4035F7D7D}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
095-USFS-0024
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Author Observation Code |
095-USFS-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 |
-80
º
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State or Province |
West Virginia
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
DSG Polygon |
12.5 (X)
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Shape |
Circular
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Area |
122.71484375
m²
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1149
m
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Slope Aspect |
348
º
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Slope Gradient |
4
º
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Topographic Position |
Upper slope
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Landform |
Ridge/interfluve
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Rock Type |
sandstone
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Landscape Narrative |
See plots USFS.30,31,32. Transect bearing is 130 degrees. Chains 1 to 35 Betula alleghaniensis - Acer rubrum with some Fagus grandifolia and Picea rubens in the understory. Then side slope - Fagus grandifolia and Blue Cohosh increases, more diverse. Into a partial logging unit chains 35-70. Beyond chain 70 Tsuga canadesis understory, lost Fagus, more Betula alleghaniensis, lots of Prunus serotina, ferns, picked up Lycopodium obscurum.;Red spruce/Partridgeberry (MIRE);Windthrow aspect 104 degrees. Old second growth red spruce well represented in the understory. Soil may have 2 distinct B horizons.
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Representativeness |
Provisional Community Name is roughly approximated from the 3 species with highest percent cover. Plot data from USFS spreadsheets and shapefiles. Original files on disk and in Plotdata/USFS directory. Numerous taxonomic assumptions made, since taxonomi
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
0
%
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Percent Litter |
0
%
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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 |
03-Jun-1993
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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 |
122.71484375
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 |
partial
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Bryophyte Quality |
none
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Acer rubrum - Betula alleghaniensis / Picea rubens / Dryopteris campyloptera - Dennstaedtia punctilobula
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