Small deciduous gaps are scattered in matrix, possibly corresponding to the rockiest areas?;Rocky bowl with south aspect on a middle gorge slope. Community is a deciduous forest of red oak, hickory, and tulip tree with sugar maple dominating the subcanopy. Understory has high cover of Virginia creeper and wild stonecrop, which are adapted to the bouldery substrate. Part of plot has no trees due to rock, another part goes into a canopy gap caused by wind fall.
Representativeness
Trying to sample ELU 2123 and as a contrast to previous plot in same ELU. Small patch deciduous gap in matrix hemlock / great laurel. After reviewing the corrected points in the office it appears we sampled the correct ELU.