095-MONF-0153
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0153
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0153
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Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	38 º
Longitude	-80 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Pocahontas 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	1282 m
Slope Aspect	18 º
Slope Gradient	0.5 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	The stand is surrounded by and interfingers into Leersia oryzoides (see MONF.152), with Leersia on the higher , dryer ground. Tall spruce forest with almost no woodland/shrub transition borders the open Leersia/Sparganium wetland.;This Sparganium stand occupies the wettest part of a drying, older beaver burn, with abundant dead standing and down trees (silvery weathered). It interfingers with and is surrounded by Leersia oryzoides. Early successional type that could eventually revert to spruce swamp, or be flooded by a renewal of beaver activity. No other disturbance (besides beaver some years ago) is apparent.
Representativeness	This small patch community of Sparganium is one of the larger stands we have seen that is not bordered by open water. It is a good example of Sparganium in a beaver burn wetland.
Hydrologic Regime	semi-permanently flooded
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	3 %
Percent Litter	2 %
Percent Bare Soil	25 %
Percent Water	70 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	10-Aug-2004
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:
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Misc Fields:
Observation Narrative	Sparganium beaver pond flat

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 Sparganium chlorocarpum Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Sparganium chlorocarpum **   Herbaceous 70 %         -none- 2 Leersia oryzoides Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Leersia oryzoides **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 3 Sparganium americanum Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Sparganium americanum **   Herbaceous 2 %         -none- 4 Agrostis hyemalis Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Agrostis hyemalis **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 5 Triadenum fraseri Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Scirpus cyperinus Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Scirpus cyperinus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Lycopus uniflorus var. uniflorus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 8 Bidens frondosa Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Bidens frondosa **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Polygonum sagittatum Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Polygonum sagittatum **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 10 Mnium Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Mnium **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 11 Sphagnum Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Sphagnum **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none- 12 algae algae **   algae **   algae **   algae **   algae **   algae **   algae **   algae **   emergent aquatic 0.00999999977648258 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 80 % emergent aquatic       Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 1 %
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