095-MONF-0031
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Plot ID Fields:
Author Plot Code	095-MONF-0031
Author Observation Code	095-MONF-0031
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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	1417 m
Slope Aspect	270 º
Slope Gradient	2.5 º
Topographic Position	High level
Landform	Ridge/interfluve
Surficial Deposits	sandstone
Rock Type	sandstone
Landscape Narrative	2nd growth Picea rubens forest of low statured trees with understory dominated by Vaccinium erythrocarpon and some wetland indicators (Sphagnum, Osmunda). 30 cm dbh Picea = 96 yrs.
Representativeness	Fairly uniform mountain top community. About average cover by Vaccinium with some areas up to 80%.
Hydrologic Regime	moist
Percent Bedrock	0 %
Percent Rock / Gravel	0 %
Percent Wood	1 %
Percent Litter	90 %
Percent Bare Soil	0 %
Percent Water	0 %
Percent Other	0 %
Methods Fields:
Observation Start Date	27-Sep-2001
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	Picea rubens / Vaccinium erythrocarpum forest

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
Change Strata Shown: --choose one-- show strata show overall cover show strata + overall
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 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Canopy 60 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 13 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 14 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 15 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 17 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 21 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 23 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 24 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 25 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 26 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 27 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 28 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 30 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 31 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 33 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 35 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 42 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 2 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Canopy 10 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 12 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 20 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 **   Sub-Canopy 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 Acer rubrum Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Acer rubrum **   Sub-Canopy 3 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 7 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 18 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 22 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Tall Shrub 5 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 2.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 5 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 6 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 2.5 cm ± 0.1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 3 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 7 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 **   Tall Shrub 1 %         DBH DBH err Ht. Ht. Err # 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 4 cm ± 1 cm     1 stem(s) 8 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Tall Shrub 0.5 %         -none- 9 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Short Shrub 40 %         -none- 10 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Short Shrub 5 %         -none- 11 Osmunda cinnamomea Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Osmunda cinnamomea **   Herbaceous 1 %         -none- 12 Sorbus americana Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Sorbus americana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 13 Picea rubens Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Picea rubens **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 14 Vaccinium erythrocarpum Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Vaccinium erythrocarpum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 15 Ilex montana Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Ilex montana **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -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 0.5 %         -none- 17 Dryopteris intermedia Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Dryopteris intermedia **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 18 Rhododendron maximum Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Rhododendron maximum **   Herbaceous 0.5 %         -none- 19 Bazzania trilobata Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Bazzania trilobata **   Nonvascular 40 %         -none- 20 Dicranodontium denudatum Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Dicranodontium denudatum **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 21 Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Sphagnum capillifolium var. capillifolium **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 22 Hypnum imponens Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Hypnum imponens **   Nonvascular 5 %         -none- 23 Clavalina cristata Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Clavalina cristata **   Nonvascular 0.5 %         -none-
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Stratum Definitions:
Stratum Type Stratum Base Stratum Height Stratum Cover Herbaceous 0 m 0.5 m 5 % Short Shrub 1 m 2 m 40 % Tall Shrub 2 m 5 m 10 % Sub-Canopy 10 m 15 m 10 % Canopy 15 m 20 m 60 % Nonvascular     60 %
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