095-BELA-0002
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BELA-0002
Author Observation Code	095-BELA-0002
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	40 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Ohio 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	357 m
Slope Aspect	312 º
Slope Gradient	18 º
Topographic Position	Middle slope
Landform	Cove/ravine/gorge
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Along the bottom of the plot runs a drainage which feeds Bear Rocks Lake ~100m to the west. BELA.1 is only ~100m south of this plot.;Plot is in a cut running into a drainage. The canopy is occupied by a few very large Red oaks along with a very big Sugar maple and White ash. The T3 and S1 consist of Sugar maple and the herb layer is very sparse. Lots of deer and bear poop in the plot.
Representativeness	Plot was placed to capture large old growth red oak stand
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	92 %
Percent Bare Soil	3 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	24-Aug-2010
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	partial
Bryophyte Quality	none
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Quercus rubra - Acer saccharum - Fraxinus americana / Acer saccharum forest

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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 35 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 101 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 119 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 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 **   Canopy 25 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 89 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 52 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 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 17 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Vitis Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Vitis **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         -none- 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 **   Tall Shrub 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Lindera benzoin Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Lindera benzoin **   Tall Shrub 7 %         -none- 9 Carya glabra Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Carya glabra **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 10 Fagus grandifolia Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Fagus grandifolia **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 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 **   Short Shrub 7 %         -none- 13 Ulmus rubra Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Ulmus rubra **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 14 Parthenocissus quinquefolia Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Parthenocissus quinquefolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 15 Sambucus Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Sambucus **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 16 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 2 %         -none- 17 Rosa multiflora Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Rosa multiflora **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Celtis occidentalis Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Celtis occidentalis **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Prunus serotina var. serotina Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Prunus serotina var. serotina **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Sassafras albidum Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Sassafras albidum **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 22 Smilax rotundifolia Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Smilax rotundifolia **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 23 Crataegus Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Crataegus **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 24 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 25 Pilea pumila var. pumila Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Pilea pumila var. pumila **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 26 Polygonum virginianum Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Polygonum virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Osmorhiza claytonii **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 29 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Phytolacca americana var. americana Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Phytolacca americana var. americana **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Sanicula Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Sanicula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Polygonum caespitosum var. longisetum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Alliaria petiolata Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Alliaria petiolata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 34 Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Circaea lutetiana ssp. canadensis **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 35 Viola Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Viola **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 36 Festuca subverticillata Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Festuca subverticillata **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 37 Geum Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Geum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 38 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 50 %         -none- 39 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tree 35 %         -none- 40 Fraxinus americana Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Fraxinus americana **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Tall Shrub 1 m 5 m 30 % Sub-Canopy   14 m 30 % Canopy   30 m 70 % Tree
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