095-CATH-0001
» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:18334-{8A7EBA11-F6F8-43BB-9845-1DBDA0F83B34} » Citing info
Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-CATH-0001
Author Observation Code	095-CATH-0001
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Preston region|state|province: West Virginia
Layout Fields:
DSG Polygon	16 (X)
Shape	Circular
Area	201.056 m²
Permanence	not permanent
Environment Fields:
Elevation	776 m
Slope Aspect	360 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Alluvial terrace
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Dryer upland adjacent types have less Rhododendron and more fern cover and may have increased hardwood cover.;Mature to decadent virgin hemlock forest on rolling plateau with low gradient streams. Stand (but not plot) includes many large standing snags and includes a recent dead fall.
Representativeness	Plot represents old growth hemlock in cooler aspects of park (creeks, ravines, north aspects) with dense understory of Rhododendron.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	10 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	17-Jul-1999
Project	West Virginia NHP
Cover Method	Percentage (%)
Stratum Method	National Park Service
Taxon Observation Area	201.056 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	Tsuga canadensis / Rhododendron maximum woodland

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 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 40 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 58.42 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 76.2 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 104.14 cm ± 2.54 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         -none- 3 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 4 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 50 %         -none- 5 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 6 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 7 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 8 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 10 %         -none- 9 Dryopteris carthusiana Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Dryopteris carthusiana **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 10 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 11 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 12 Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Betula alleghaniensis var. alleghaniensis **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Huperzia lucidula Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 15 Lepidozia reptans Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Lepidozia reptans **   Nonvascular 1 %         -none- 16 Hypnum fertile Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Hypnum fertile **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 17 Pseudevernia consocians Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Pseudevernia consocians **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 18 Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Chiloscyphus pallescens var. pallescens **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Mnium hornum Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Mnium hornum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 20 Leucobryum glaucum Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Leucobryum glaucum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 21 Tetraphis pellucida Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Tetraphis pellucida **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 22 Brotherella recurvans Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Brotherella recurvans **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 23 fungi fungi **   fungi **   fungi **   fungi **   fungi **   fungi **   fungi **   fungi **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 24 Polytrichum pallidisetum Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Polytrichum pallidisetum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 25 Rhizomnium appalachianum Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Rhizomnium appalachianum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 26 Callicladium haldanianum Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Callicladium haldanianum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 27 Dicranella heteromalla Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Dicranella heteromalla **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 28 Isopterygium tenerum Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Isopterygium tenerum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0.5 m 1 m 5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 5 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 40 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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