095-MONF-0306
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» Citation URL: http://vegbank.org/cite/urn:lsid:cvs.bio.unc.edu:observation:19725-{E9BDFA76-F791-4219-B04A-E231C3D5BFD2}
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Plot ID Fields: | |
Author Plot Code |
095-MONF-0306
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Author Observation Code |
095-MONF-0306
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Location Fields: |
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Confidentiality Status |
100 km radius (nearest degree)
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Latitude |
38
º
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Longitude |
-80
º
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State or Province |
West Virginia
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Named Places |
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Layout Fields: | |
DSG Polygon |
20 (X) x 20 (Y)
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Shape |
Square
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Area |
400
m²
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Permanence |
not permanent
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Environment Fields: | |
Elevation |
1277
m
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Slope Aspect |
286
º
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Slope Gradient |
1
º
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Topographic Position |
Interfluve
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Landform |
Ridge/interfluve
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Rock Type |
sandstone
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Landscape Narrative |
Part of large spruce stand on flat-topped western ridge of Black Mountain. To the west this stand drops down toward Cash camp Run and northern hardwoods. Located in Cranberry Wilderness Area. Nearby stand of spruce/rhododendron with Sorbus americanus, Acer rubrum, Ilex montana at 563032, 4236670.;Verdant, hummocky spruce-Bazzania forest with moss-covered down trees, tip mounds, and tree roots. Second growth stand with a few older trees that were pole-sized when this would have been logged around 1910. Density dependant mortality in T3 spruce and hemlock. North-South trail runs 50 m from the plot and an old campfire was noted 20 m outside plot.
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Representativeness |
Plot was placed in one of several repeating stands of Spruce/Bazzania. This stand is farthest from the road on the North-South trail in a USFS "mature" spruce polygon.
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Hydrologic Regime |
moist
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Percent Bedrock |
0
%
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Percent Rock / Gravel |
0
%
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Percent Wood |
1
%
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Percent Litter |
99
%
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Percent Bare Soil |
0
%
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Percent Water |
0
%
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Percent Other |
0
%
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Methods Fields: | |
Observation Start Date |
24-Aug-2006
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Project |
West Virginia NHP
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Cover Method |
Percentage (%)
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Stratum Method |
National Park Service
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Taxon Observation Area |
400
m²
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Overall Taxon Cover Values are Automatically Calculated? |
no
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Plot Quality Fields: | |
Plot Validation Level |
(2) classification plot: sufficient for inclusion in a classification revision
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Floristic Quality |
complete
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Bryophyte Quality |
complete (species >=1% cover)
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Overall Plot Vegetation Fields: | |
--no data-- |
Misc Fields: | |
Observation Narrative |
Picea rubens / Bazzania trilobata forest; 130+: 15 yrs compressed (1876), 15-20 released (1890), gradually compacted to 130+
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