095-BEFO-0007
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BEFO-0007
Author Observation Code	095-BEFO-0007
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-82 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Wayne region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	258 m
Slope Aspect	138 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Army Corps land surrounding reservoir. Dryer aspects have blueberries and oak regeneration (see plot BEFO.6).;Side slope at the head of an eroded ravine near ridgeline of a dissected plateau. Forest is dominated by large oaks and tulip poplar over smaller sugar maples and hickories. There is an old rotted wind fell tree in this plot and abundant windfall of various ages throughout the stand. Shrub and herb layers have very low cover due to shade and deer herbivory.
Representativeness	Matrix forest. Plot placed to maximize size class diversity and coarse woody debis. Widespread forest in this ravine with few herbs.
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	6 %
Percent Litter	84 %
Percent Bare Soil	10 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Aug-2009
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	400 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	Quercus prinus - Liriodendron tulipifera / Acer saccharum forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 44 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 55 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 67 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 71 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 54 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 71 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 71 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Quercus alba Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Quercus alba **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 57 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 36 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 11 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 16 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 11 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Sub-Canopy 2 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tall Shrub 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 14 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 15 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 16 Oxydendrum arboreum Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Oxydendrum arboreum **   Tall Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 18 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 19 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 20 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 21 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 22 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 23 Smilax glauca Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Smilax glauca **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 24 Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Ostrya virginiana var. virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 25 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 26 Amelanchier arborea var. arborea Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Amelanchier arborea var. arborea **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 27 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 28 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 29 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 30 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 31 Viburnum acerifolium Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Viburnum acerifolium **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 32 Quercus velutina Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Quercus velutina **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 33 Liriodendron tulipifera Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Liriodendron tulipifera **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Cercis canadensis var. canadensis Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Cercis canadensis var. canadensis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Asimina triloba Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Asimina triloba **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Diervilla lonicera Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Diervilla lonicera **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Vitis aestivalis Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Vitis aestivalis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 Carex digitalis var. digitalis Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Carex digitalis var. digitalis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 39 Desmodium nudiflorum Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Desmodium nudiflorum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 40 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 41 Arabis laevigata Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Arabis laevigata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 42 Monotropa uniflora Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Monotropa uniflora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 43 Menispermum canadense Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Menispermum canadense **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 44 Chimaphila maculata Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Chimaphila maculata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 45 Carex laxiflora Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Carex laxiflora **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 46 Dichanthelium boscii Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Dichanthelium boscii **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 47 Conopholis americana Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Conopholis americana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 48 Thuidium delicatulum Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Thuidium delicatulum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 49 Acer saccharum var. saccharum Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Acer saccharum var. saccharum **   Tree 40 %         -none- 50 Quercus prinus Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Quercus prinus **   Tree 40 %         -none- 51 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tree 10 %         -none- 52 Carya alba Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Carya alba **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Tall Shrub 5 m 10 m 60 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 30 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 70 % Tree       Nonvascular     1 %
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