095-BERO-0005
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-BERO-0005
Author Observation Code	095-BERO-0005
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	20 (X) x 20 (Y)
Shape	Square
Area	400 m²
Permanence	permanent plot
Environment Fields:
Elevation	1210 m
Slope Aspect	180 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Plateau
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Site of 1999 lightning fire on Dolly Sods heath grassland. Rapidly recovering from surface burn with heavy cover by Polytrichium. Vaccinium sprouting from roots in less intense burn area.
Representativeness	Patch of more intense burn, but having mosaic of hot and cool burn within plot. Permanent plot with rebar at center. Sides laid out along cardinal directions. Cairn set up covering rebar and additional cairn on adjacent rock.
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	11 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	50 %
Percent Bare Soil	20 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Aug-2000
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	partial
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Vaccinium angustifolium/ Deschampsia flexuosa dwarf shrubland

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 Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Deschampsia flexuosa var. flexuosa **   Herbaceous 10 %         -none- 2 Photinia melanocarpa Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Photinia melanocarpa **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 3 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 4 Lycopodium obscurum Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Lycopodium obscurum **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 5 Agrostis perennans Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Agrostis perennans **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Rosa Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Rosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Melampyrum lineare Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Melampyrum lineare **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Solidago uliginosa Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Solidago uliginosa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 9 Gentiana linearis Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Gentiana linearis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 10 Pteridium aquilinum Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Pteridium aquilinum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Corydalis sempervirens Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Corydalis sempervirens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Carex Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Carex **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Viburnum nudum var. cassinoides **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Erechtites hieraciifolia var. hieraciifolia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Juncus subcaudatus var. subcaudatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 16 Gaultheria procumbens Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Gaultheria procumbens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 17 Juncus tenuis Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Juncus tenuis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Danthonia compressa Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Danthonia compressa **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Rubus Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Rubus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 20 Rubus illecebrosus Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Rubus illecebrosus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Vaccinium angustifolium Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Vaccinium angustifolium **   Short Shrub 20 %         -none- 22 Gaylussacia baccata Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Gaylussacia baccata **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 23 Polytrichum Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Polytrichum **   Nonvascular 60 %         -none- 24 moss moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   moss **   Nonvascular 20 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 20 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 30 % Nonvascular     80 %
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