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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:22048-{20166BA0-FB0D-406C-88F6-375E0B5035FA}
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Author Plot Code  |
095-USFS-0006
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| Author Observation Code |
095-USFS-0006
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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: | |
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| 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: | |
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| Elevation |
1021
m
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| Slope Aspect |
11
º
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| Slope Gradient |
12
º
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| Topographic Position |
Upper slope
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| Landform |
Ridge/interfluve
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| Rock Type |
shale
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| Landscape Narrative |
See plots USFS.4,5. Transect bearing 20 degrees. Chains 1-30 extremely steep Acre rubrum, Prunus seorina, Tilia americana, Fagus grandifolia, and Magnolia acuminata. Typical mixed mesophytic. After chain 30 reached a broad ridgetop. Thick Rhododendron maximum cover under Betula alleghaniensis. Several ferny hemlock openings in Rhododendron. Walked along edge of wetland for chains 50-70.;Windthrow aspect 64 degrees. The edge of the plot is Rhododendron maximum the center is Tsuga canadensis, Picea rubens, Betula alleghaniensis, no forbs dense understory.
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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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| Hydrologic Regime |
moist
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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: | |
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| Observation Start Date |
08-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: | |
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| 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: | |
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| --no data-- |
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| Observation Narrative |
Betula lenta - Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum - Betula alleghaniensis / Athyrium filix-femina var. angustum Forest
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