095-GWNF-0024
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-GWNF-0024
Author Observation Code	095-GWNF-0024
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pendleton 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	1256 m
Slope Aspect	230 º
Slope Gradient	15 º
Topographic Position	Upper slope
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	Similar Oak - Hemlock plot sampled by GWNF.23. Red Oak - Witch Hazel is matrix forest. Also see plots in VA sampled by Gary Fleming on same day.;Gentle slope on ridge nose above a low gap in Shenandoah Mt. Community is a forest of large diameter Oak mixed with conifers, including Hemlock, White Pine, and in the shrub layer, Balsam or fraseri fir. Fir with cones observed downhill. Norway Spruce further down suggests that fir might be planted. However, it is regenerating in natural communities. Hemlock in vicinity is mostly dead at slightly lower elev. Many still alive here; high mortality (lots of snags).
Representativeness	Small patch of Red Oak, Hemlock with fir regen in the understory. Uncertain what species of Abies, if natural "Abies balsamea" or escaped from plantation "Abies fraseri"?
Hydrologic Regime	somewhat moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	5 %
Percent Wood	5 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	08-Jul-2008
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	Quercus rubra - Tsuga canadensis / Abies balsamea / Carex pensylvanica forest

Taxa occurring on this plot-observation
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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 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 52 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 60 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 61 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 66 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 38 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 40 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 47 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Sub-Canopy 30 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Sub-Canopy 20 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 10 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 9 Abies fraseri Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Tall Shrub 5 %         -none- 10 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tall Shrub 1 %         -none- 11 Pieris floribunda Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Pieris floribunda **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 12 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 13 Abies fraseri Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 14 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Short Shrub 1 %         -none- 15 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 16 Hamamelis virginiana Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Hamamelis virginiana **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 17 Kalmia latifolia Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Kalmia latifolia **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 18 Acer pensylvanicum Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Acer pensylvanicum **   Short Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 19 Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Sambucus racemosa var. racemosa **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 20 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Short Shrub 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 21 Carex pensylvanica Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Carex pensylvanica **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 22 Maianthemum canadense Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Maianthemum canadense **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 23 Prenanthes Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Prenanthes **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 24 Arisaema triphyllum Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Arisaema triphyllum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 25 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 26 Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Maianthemum racemosum ssp. racemosum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 27 Dennstaedtia punctilobula Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Dennstaedtia punctilobula **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 28 Polypodium virginianum Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Polypodium virginianum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 29 Houstonia caerulea Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Houstonia caerulea **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 30 Polystichum acrostichoides Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Polystichum acrostichoides **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 31 Lobaria pulmonaria Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Lobaria pulmonaria **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 32 Umbilicaria mammulata Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Umbilicaria mammulata **   Nonvascular 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 33 Tsuga canadensis Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tsuga canadensis **   Tree 50 %         -none- 34 Quercus rubra Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Quercus rubra **   Tree 31 %         -none- 35 Betula lenta Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Betula lenta **   Tree 31 %         -none- 36 Pinus strobus Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Pinus strobus **   Tree 10 %         -none- 37 Abies fraseri Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Abies fraseri **   Tree 10 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 10 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 10 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 5 m 10 m 60 % Canopy 10 m 15 m 60 % Tree       Nonvascular     1 %
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