095-GREE-0001
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GREE-0001
Author Observation Code	095-GREE-0001
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-81 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Greenbrier 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	911 m
Slope Gradient	0 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Stand is on margin of a long beaver-influenced wetland with Solidago, Scirpus, and Carex stricta herb communities in center with Alder - Ilex (collina, verticillata) on margins. Lots of standing snags = beaver burn.;Conifer swamp co-dominated by Tsuga canadensis and Picea rubens over a dense thicket of Rhododendron maximum. Although there are few if any wetland indicators due to heavy shade, soils are a deep muck and trees are elevated on root "rafts", so this seems to be jurisdictional wetland. Stand is probably beyond the range of beaver influence as there are not any standing dead trees. Stand appears to be old growth.
Representativeness	Represents small patch of more mature conifer swamp. Plot is more or less complete but we did not measure it out or measure dbh of trees due to tough going through Laurel hell.
Hydrologic Regime	temporarily flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	2 %
Percent Litter	96 %
Percent Bare Soil	2 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	07-Sep-2005
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	complete (species >=1% cover)
Overall Plot Vegetation Fields:
--no data--
Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Tsuga canadensis - Picea rubens / Rhododendron maximum swamp

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
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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 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 41 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 45 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 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 **   Canopy 10 %         -none- 4 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 10 %         -none- 5 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 5 %         -none- 6 Nyssa sylvatica Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Nyssa sylvatica **   Sub-Canopy 1 %         -none- 7 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tall Shrub 40 %         -none- 8 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 10 %         -none- 9 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 10 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 **   Tall Shrub 3 %         -none- 11 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 3 %         -none- 12 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Short Shrub 1 %         -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 **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 14 Mitchella repens Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Mitchella repens **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 15 Huperzia lucidula Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Huperzia lucidula **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 16 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 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 17 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none- 18 Dicranum scoparium Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Dicranum scoparium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 19 Russula Russula **   Russula **   Russula **   Russula **   Russula **   Russula **   Russula **   Russula **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Sphagnum papillosum Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Sphagnum papillosum **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Tree 41 %         -none- 22 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 40 %         -none- 23 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 **   Tree 15 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 1 % Short Shrub 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 60 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 20 % Canopy 20 m 35 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 5 %
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