The plot was located on a shoulder slope.;The plot was located on a north facing shoulder slope. The T2 layer consisted mainly of tulip poplar, sugar maple. Whereas the T3 consisted mostly of american beech. The shrub layers consisted mostly of american beech, sugar maple and spice bush. The herbaceous layer was dominated by Ploystichum acrosticoides, and Thelypteris noveboracensis.
Representativeness
This plot is representative of the forest type located on the North facing shoulder slope of Camp Dawson.