095-MONF-0186
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0186
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0186
Location Fields:	MAP: Google | Yahoo | TopoZone | MapQuest
Confidentiality Status	100 km radius (nearest degree)
Latitude	39 º
Longitude	-79 º
State or Province	West Virginia
Named Places	county: Tucker 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	1158 m
Slope Aspect	135 º
Slope Gradient	0.00999999977648258 º
Topographic Position	Plain/bottom
Landform	Headwater basin
Surficial Deposits	alluvium
Rock Type	shale
Landscape Narrative	Large open peatland in wilderness area, surrounded by spruce and northern hardwoods.;A few old silvery stumps protrude from the peat in this Carex canescens - cottongrass peatland. A small, nearly stagnant stream of water crosses the plot. Small saturated hummocks of sphagnum cover the peat. The presence of very old stumps indicates this was once a woodland. Possibly beaver activity may have raised the water level, or an older (logging era) process such as seepage changes.
Representativeness	Thicker Carex canescens area in very slight swale in cottongrass peatland
Hydrologic Regime	saturated
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	0.00999999977648258 %
Percent Litter	97 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	3 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	26-Jul-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	Carex canescens - Eriophorum virginicum / Sphagnum fen

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 Carex canescens Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Carex canescens **   Herbaceous 25 %         -none- 2 Eriophorum virginicum Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Eriophorum virginicum **   Herbaceous 5 %         -none- 3 Glyceria canadensis Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Glyceria canadensis **   Herbaceous 3 %         -none- 4 Juncus brevicaudatus Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Juncus brevicaudatus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 5 Juncus effusus var. solutus Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Juncus effusus var. solutus **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 6 Triadenum fraseri Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Triadenum fraseri **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 7 Vaccinium oxycoccos Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Vaccinium oxycoccos **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 8 Rubus hispidus Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Rubus hispidus **   Herbaceous 0.00999999977648258 %         -none- 9 Sphagnum fallax Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Sphagnum fallax **   Nonvascular 94 %         -none- 10 Polytrichum commune Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Polytrichum commune **   Nonvascular 3 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 40 % Nonvascular 0 m 0.5 m 100 %
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